Baked Apples With Maple Yogurt Sauce

Directions

1. * A large, hard, tart apple is best. Use Ida Red or possibly Northern Spy. A Cortland can be used. However, if you use a McIntosh, you must shorten the cooking time.
2. Core apples and remove top inch of peel. Make a shallow out through skin around centre of each apple to prevent skin from bursting. Place apples upright in baking dish or possibly pie plate. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, raisins, cinnamon, nutmeg and syrup. Spoon into centres of each apple. Add in water to cover bottom of dish. Bake, uncovered in 375 F for 25 to 30 min for less hard apples and up to 50 min for hard varieties or possibly till apples are tender when pierced with a toothpick.
3. SAUCE: Combine the yogurt and maple syrup to make the sauce. Pour over the baked apples.