Butter Rum Baked Apples

A wonderfull camp recipe using your dutch oven!!

Preheat dutch oven to 450f.

Cut off top third of each apple and reserve.

Scoop out seeds and some of flesh from apples using a melon-ball cutter or round teaspoon measure to form a cavity.

Stand apples in dutch oven tightly.

Heat remaining ingredients in a small saucepan over moderate heat , stirring , until sugar is dissolved.

Pour some of syrup into cavity of each apple and remainder into dutch oven.

Return apple tops to apples and cover oven.

Bake in oven until apples are tender , 25 to 30 minutes.

Makes 8 servings.

golden delicious apples, light brown sugar, dark rum, unsalted butter, fresh lemon zest, whole cloves