Perfect in early winter when the apples are crisp and full of flavour and showing no signs of having been in cold storage. The spices heighten the flavour of the apples even further.
Preheat oven to 180°C. Very finely dice 3 of the apples and dice half the butter. Mix diced apple and butter with candied citron, ground cinnamon and half the brown sugar and stuff remaining apples.
Arrange stuffed apples in a buttered ovenproof dish a