Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr
Recipe information
Yield
Makes 8 servings
Ingredients
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 cup apple juice
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1/2 cup sugar
8 Gala or Golden Delicious apples
3 tablespoons brandy
1/2 cup cr
me fraîche
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Combine vinegar, juice, butter, and sugar in a 13- by 9-inch glass baking dish. Cut off top 3/4 inch of apples to make lids. Scoop out cores with a melon-ball cutter and replace lids. Put apples in baking dish and cover with foil. Bake in middle of oven until very tender but still intact, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
Step 3
Transfer apples to plates and boil pan juices with brandy in a saucepan until reduced to about 1 cup. Fill apples with crme fraîche and serve with sauce.
