Imperial Baked Apples

== Description ==
Contributed by Catsrecipes Y-Group
* Source: Southern Living Holiday Meals 1982 
* Yield: 6 servings.
== Ingredients ==
* 6 large baking apples
* ¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
* 1 tablespoon butter
* 3 tablespoons chopped almonds, toasted
* 2 tablespoons apricot preserves
* ¾ cup orange juice
* ½ cup sugar
* 1 teaspoon quick-cooking tapioca
== Directions ==
# Core apples to within ½ inch from bottom, peel top third of each.
# Place apples in a shallow baking dish.
# Set aside.
# Combine next 4 ingredients, mixing well.
# Stuff each apple with about 2 tablespoons of sugar mixture.
# Combine remaining ingredients; pour over apples.
# Bake 350°F for 45 minutes or until tender.
# Baste occasionally with orange juice syrup in bottom of dish.
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