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(SportKite1) wrote in message >...
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> >Baked Winesap Apples with Bacon and Brown Sugar
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> Any chance you would share your recipe?
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> Ellen

This is one of those off-the-top-of-your-head recipes that I got out
of a cook book years ago and sort of tweaked over the years.

Pre-heat the oven to 325F.

6- 8 tart apples (I love Winesaps when I can get them, but really any
favorite cooking apple will work) Peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2 inch
slices.

6- 8 slices of bacon, chopped into 1/4 in pieces

1 Shallot or small onion, chopped.

3 tablespoons brown sugar

Fresh nutmeg

Fry the bacon pieces just until crisp. Set aside. Drain the bacon fat
from the pan except for about 2 tablespoons. Sauté the shallot/onion
on medium heat for 2-3 minutes until barely golden. Add the apples
and saute another 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat. Toss in the bacon and
mix together. Put the apples-bacon mix into a casserole dish.
Sprinkle with the sugar and nutmeg. Cover. Bake for 15-20 minutes
until apples are tender.

If you don't like bacon fat. After you cook the bacon, drain off all
the fat, and saute the apples in 2 TBL of butter and continue on with
the basic recipe.

A splash of apple schnapps, or brandy before baking is good too!

Enjoy,
Steve