Baked Apples

6 Granny Smith apples, peeled

6 teaspoons brown sugar

2 cinnamon sticks

l/4 cup Red Chile Butter, recipe page 119

Preheat oven to 350°.

Core apples from top, leaving bottom solid. Place 1 teaspoon brown sugar in each apple topped with 2 teaspoons of Red Chile Butter. Break cinnamon stick in 11/4-inch pieces

and place one piece in center of apple. Bake on nonstick pan for 20 minutes. Remove cinnamon stick before serving.

Serves 6