Baked Apples Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Servings: 4 Ingredients - 4 apples - 4 teaspoons honey, or more, to taste - 4 teaspoons butter - 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon - pinch salt - whipped cream or ice cream (optional)    This delicious baked apple recipe is easy to scale to make just one or a full dozen. Add nutmeg or ginger to the cinnamon for a baked apple with a little different flavor or add some nuts for crunch. Check out our href="http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--1303/apple-cooking.asp">Apple Cooking Guide for more ways to cook apples.	1

	Directions Preheat oven to 350°. (If the oven is being shared with other dishes which require a different temperature, the apples will bake well at 325° - 375°. The time will vary somewhat.) Scrub, but don't peel the apples (the skin helps them keep their shape and adds to the flavor - and the fiber.) Using a small sharp knife, a melon baller, or a small spoon, work from the stem end to remove the core. Don't go through to the bottom; leave about 1/2 inch. Using a sharp knife, cutting just through the skin make a cut around the 'equator,' and then make a series of cuts, 1/2" or less apart, from top to bottom all around the apple. Put apples into a baking dish that will hold them snugly, or into individual ramikins. Mix together the honey, butter, cinnamon and salt. Spoon into apple centers. Add water to cover about 1/3 of the apples and bake until tender, 30 - 60 minutes. Time will vary with the size and variety of apple. Serve warm or room temperature, topped if desired, with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.	2