Baked Apples Filled With Sausage

Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
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Morris Shanstrom, Pueblo, Colorado, Colorado State Fair

It’s apple season! Make apples part of your dinner time with this hearty recipe! 

For more apple recipes, go to Almanac.com/apple-recipes

Ingredients
1 pound bulk sausage
6 large tart baking apples
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon grated lemon rind
1/4 cup chopped figs
brown sugar, ground cinnamon, grated lemon rind, or chopped figs

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. 
  2. Brown the sausage in a large skillet. 
  3. Wash the apples and cut a slice from the tops. Scoop out the flesh, leaving shells 1/2 inch thick. Cut the flesh from the cores and chop it. 
  4. Add the chopped apple, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon rind, and figs to the sausage and mix well. 
  5. Fill the apple shells with the mixture. Sprinkle the tops with brown sugar, cinnamon, grated lemon rind, or chopped figs. 
  6. Place in a baking dish, cover, and bake until tender, about 40 minutes. 
  7. Serve with hot biscuits and a green salad.

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The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors

The Almanac Editors and Staff

Under the guiding hand of its first editor, Robert B. Thomas, the premiere issue of The Old Farmer’s Almanac was published in 1792 during George Washington’s first term as president.Today, the Almanac...