Baked Apples with Vanilla Syrup

Ingredients

 * 8-10 eq. sized apples,
 * 1/3 cupful walnut kernels,
 * 3/2 cupful sugar,
 * vanilla,
 * cinnamon according to taste,
 * 50g butter

Directions

 * 1) Peel and carefully hollow the apples.
 * 2) Prepare a stuffing from the beaten butter, 3/4 cupful of sugar, crushed walnut kernels and cinnamon. Stuff the apples and place in a lined dish, pour over 1-2 spoonful of water and bake in a moderate oven.
 * 3) Serve cold, sweetened with syrup made from cupful of sugar, 1 cupful of water and vanilla.
 * 4) The same recipe may be used for quinces and pears.