Baked Apples

 

4 large baking apples

4 tablespoons butter, softened

1/2 cup brown sugar

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup chopped pecans 

 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Wash and core apples, but leave bottom of apple intact to hold filling. Combine butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, and pecans in a bowl.  Divide mixture evenly among the 4 apples, pressing into each apple to fill the core. Fill a 2-quart baking dish with 3/4 cup water and place apples upright in the dish.  Bake until apples are soft and filling brown, about 1 hour.