Imperial Baked Apples

IMPERIAL BAKED APPLES From Southern Living Holiday Meals 1982 6 large baking apples 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon butter 3 tablespoons chopped almonds, toasted 2 tablespoons apricot preserves 3/4 cup orange juice 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon quick-cooking tapioca Core apples to within 1/2 inch from bottom, peel top third of each. Place apples in a shallow baking dish. Set aside. Combine next 4 ingredients, mixing well. Stuff each apple with about 2 tablespoons of sugar mixture. Combine remaining ingredients; pour over apples. Bake 350� for 45 minutes or until tender. Baste occasionally with orange juice syrup in bottom of dish. Yield: 6 servings.

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