4 Cooking apples

1 ts Cinnamon

1 Lemon; grated peel only

1/2 c Calif. dried figs, chopped

1/2 c Orange juice

Core apples and peel 1/3 way down. Mix cinnamon, lemon peel and chopped figs with 2 tablespoons of orange juice. Using a small spoon, stuff center and cover tops of apples with fig mixture. Arrange in shallow baking dish and pour remaining orange juice over apples. Bake at 350 degrees 45 to 60 minutes, basting occasionally with orange juice, until apples are tender. Source: CALIFORNIA FIGS The Fabulous Fitness Fruit Reprinted with the permission of The California Fig Advisory Board Electronic format courtesy of Karen Mintzias