Easy Crunchy Baked Apples

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 medium apples (red are best, medium to large in size)
• 2 tablespoons raw sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 4 dates
• 2 tablespoons sultanas
• 2 teaspoons mixed spice

Recipe

• 1 preheat your oven to 180°c.
• 2 follow the directions of my 'hot water pastry' recipe, incorporating 2 tablespoons of sugar into the ingredients.
• 3 divide the pastry into two balls. roll out each ball into a circular shape, and place on two small or one large lightly oiled baking tray(s).
• 4 peel the apples and use an apple corer to remove the cores.
• 5 place each apple in the center of each circle of pastry.
• 6 push a date down to the bottom of the hole in each apple.
• 7 put a tablespoon of sultanas in each apple hole.
• 8 put a tablespoon of honey in each apple hole.
• 9 push a date into the top of each apple hole.
• 10 sprinkle a teaspoon of mixed spice over each apple, followed by a tablespoon of raw sugar each.
• 11 pull the pastry over the sides of each apple, patting the pastry together until the entire apple is covered, completely sealed with no gaps.
• 12 bake in your 180c oven for 35-45 minutes, or until pastry is golden brown, and when a skewer penetrates into the apple without resistance.
• 13 serve immediately with vanilla ice cream, double cream, or sour cream.