Hi Melanie, Thanks for the hint. Actually I prefer to bake my Taters in the Oven as well. After I've washed them, punctured them, and coated the skin with Butter and Sea Salt, I bake them for 60 minutes at 400 Degrees. However, there's times that I don't want to want for an hour to eat a Tater, so that's when I use the Microwave. I'll try your way of Nuking them first and then Baking them. Sounds good, and it would definitely save time. Meanwhile, here's something that you might want to try. While I was still with my third and FINAL Wife, we had Apple trees on which we grew several varieties of apples, so we were always looking for good and easy apple recipes. We started cooking up apples this way for an everyday dessert back then and it was what we had almost every night during apple season. We did struggle with what to call it since “apple pie without the crust”, or “apple pie filling” didn’t go over very well. We finally decided on “baked apple slices” although they aren’t really baked in the oven but cooked rather quickly in a microwave. I also do the same thing with Peaches, except I cut the Peaches in half, put a pat of Butter in the center of each half and then sprinkle each with Cinnamon before nuking. Anyway, here's the recipe... "Baked" Apple Slices - 4 cups of peeled, sliced apples - use apples that cook up well, like Fuji or Jonagold
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- A sprinkle of cinnamon
- 1 Tbsp maple syrup
As you slice up the apples, check for their flavor. If they don't taste good raw, believe me, they aren't going to taste good cooked. Put apple slices in a glass bowl. Sprinkle on top the 3 Tbsp of sugar. Add a light sprinkle of cinnamon. Bake in microwave oven for 5 minutes on high heat. Adjust the time for your microwave and how many apples you are doing. Ours has a powerful high setting so 4 cups of apples only takes 5 minutes. If you use more apples, you will probably need to cook it a little longer. I suggest starting with 5 minutes and testing for doneness with a fork. If it needs more cooking time, give it more. When done, remove and mix so the sugar coats well all the apple pieces. Add maple syrup to taste, about 1 Tbsp. Delicious with whipped cream on top, or with vanilla ice cream on the side. Serves 1or 2. Have A Terrific Thursday, Phil
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