Baked Apples

8 apples, peeled and cored
1 1⁄2 cups sugar
1⁄4 tsp cinnamon
1⁄4 tsp nutmeg (optional)
2 cups water
1⁄4 cup butter
2 pkgs pie crust dough (pre-made)
cinnamon and sugar

In saucepan, combine sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg (optional, Laurie doesnʼt add) and water; boil for 5 minutes. Remove from flame and add 1⁄4 cup butter to sauce mixture.

Roll out pie crusts very thin. Cut each crust into fourths. Roll apple in a mixture of sugar and cinnamon; dot with butter. Wrap each apple with crust. Place in 9×13 pan, cover with remaining sauce and bake at 375º for 45 minutes.

Doubled recipe is enough for 25 apples. Never more than double recipe.