Baked Stuffed Apples

Baked apples are a really delicious autumn pudding, but only worth doing if you already have the oven on for other things. I like to use large, crisp, firm apples. They do not have to be cookers, although Howgate Wonder or Lord Derby would be perfect if you can find them. There is no hard and fast rule about what to stuff them with. A simple mixture of brown sugar, raisins and butter is good. A more elaborate version might include some almond paste or ground almonds and calvados. A spoonful