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I was recently given a large box of apples, mostly for the purpose of making cider but with the plan to use a few of them for various other culinary purposes. The person who gave me the apples also suggested a simple recipe for making "baked" apples in a microwave, which I have subsequently tried and found to be excellent. I've never tried actually baking apples in an oven, but I imagine it would give similar results and take significantly longer.
The only ingredients required are a medium to large apple, a few raisins and some sugar (or honey). Sufficient equipment is a microwave oven, a (microwave-safe) plate and a sharp knife or apple-corer, although a teaspoon is also handy, and I find a fork to be the best implement for eating the finished product.
After washing and drying your apple, remove the core and stick it on the compost heap. Plonk the apple on the plate, fill the cavity with raisins and a teaspoonful of sugar, then shove it in the microwave on half-power for about 5 minutes (YMMV). Leave to stand for a little while, then remove from the microwave, eat and enjoy.
The first couple of times I tried this I used white sugar. I've since tried it with honey instead, which is perhaps even nicer. I suspect it would work well with brown sugar too, but when I went to try that I discovered I was out of brown sugar and haven't yet got round to getting any more.
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