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Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 6 apples
• 2 tablespoons red currant jelly
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 3 tablespoons apple juice
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

Recipe

• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). lightly grease a large shallow baking dish.
• roll dough into a 18x12 inch rectangle that's 1/8 inch thick. cut dough into 6 squares.
• combine butter, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves and brown sugar. peel and core apples. place one apple on each square of pastry. in center of each apple place 1 teaspoon red currant jelly. spread spice mixture over each apple; bring points of pastry together and seal. place apples in the prepared baking dish with the seams either on top or underneath the apples.
• bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 30 minutes. in a saucepan combine boiling water, granulated sugar, and apple juice. cook until sugar is dissolved. pour over baked apples and bake for an additional 20 minutes. baste frequently. serve warm. makes 6 servings.