Baked Apples

One apple per person
1 teaspoon butter per apple
1 tablespoon brown sugar per appleraisins and nuts, optional
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon per apple
water
whipped cream or ice cream
Wash apples; take out the core, leaving the apple whole. Mix sugar and cinnamon with butter, adding raisins and nuts if desired. Pour a little water into an ovenproof dish and place apples in the dish, stem side up. Bake apples in the oven at 325 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes. In the microwave: full effect for 3-4minutes