Ingredients

8 large tart apples , 1 orange , 1/2 cup pecans -- toasted , 4 tablespoons butter -- melted , 1 cup cranberries , 1/3 cup maple syrup or honey , 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Slice tops from apples. Carefully remove cores, taking care not to cut through to bottoms. , 2. Peel skin from orange, leaving the bitter white membrane. Dice orange peel. Juice orange. Discard membrane. Coarsely chop pecans. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the melted butter in the bottom of a 9- by 12-inch baking dish. In a small mixing bowl combine cranberries, orange peel, orange juice, pecans, remaining butter, maple syrup, and cinnamon. , 3. Place 1/8 of the mixture into each cored apple. Put apples into baking dish. Cover pan with aluminum foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake until a knife inserted in the side of apples meets no resistance (5 minutes). Apples will be tender but should still hold their shape.