Scalloped Apple Bake

By nancyjcanzi

Ingredients

• 4 tbsp. butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. grated orange peel
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups Pepperidge Farm® Corn Bread Stuffing 1/2 cup pecan halves, coarsely chopped
• 1 can (16 ounces) whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1/3 cup orange juice or water
• 4 large cooking apples, cored and thinly sliced (about 6 cups)

Preparation

Step 1

1Mix the butter, sugar, orange peel, cinnamon, stuffing and pecans in a 1-quart bowl. Set the mixture aside. 2Mix the cranberry sauce, juice and apples in a 3-quart bowl. Add half of the stuffing mixture and stir lightly to coat. Spoon into an 8-inch square baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining stuffing mixture over the apple mixture. 3Bake at 375 degrees F. for 40 minutes or until the apples are tender.