Baked Cinnamon Apples

4 baking apples
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
4 teaspoons butter
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Remove core from apples. Peel upper half of apple or 1-inch strip from middle to prevent splitting. Place upright in baking dish. Place 2 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 teaspoon butter and 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon in center of each apple. Pour water into baking dish to 1/4-inch depth. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes or until tender when pierced with fork, basting several times. May omit water and microwave for 6 to 8 minutes. Rome Beauty, Golden Delicious and Greening are good baking apples to use. May substitute grenadine syrup for brown sugar or omit cinnamon and place 1 tablespoon granola, 2 teaspoons brown sugar and 1 teaspoon butter in each apple.