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Ingredients
- 2 McIntosh apples (about 3/4 pound total)
- 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
- 1/4 pound sliced bacon, cooked until crisp and chopped
Method
- Preheat broiler and lightly grease a broiler pan or 15 1/2- by 10 1/2-inch jelly-roll pan.
- Cut apples crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.
- Cut out core from the middle of each slice and stack slices to reform whole apples.
- Arrange slices from 1 apple in one layer in pan, keeping slices in order, and sprinkle with half of brown sugar.
- Broil apple slices 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 minutes, or until barely tender and sugar is caramelized.
- Transfer broiled apples in one layer to a tray.
- In cleaned lightly greased pan broil remaining apple slices with remaining brown sugar in same manner.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- and grease a small shallow baking pan.
- Arrange bottom slice of each apple in baking pan and sprinkle with some bacon.
- Stack remaining apple slices in order on top, sprinkling layers with bacon and ending with top slices of apples, to form 2 whole apples.
- Apples may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled in baking pan, covered.
- Bring apples to room temperature before proceeding.
- Reheat apple, uncovered, in oven until hot, about 15 minutes.
