Title: Poached apples with maple cream
 Categories: Desserts, Fruits
      Yield: 1 Servings
 
      4 lg Firm Apples
      1 c  Maple syrup
    1/2 c  Water
      1 tb Butter
      1 ts All-purpose flour
    1/2 c  Light cream or
           -half-and-half
           -Pare and core apples.
 
  In a saucepan, combine the syrup and water. Bring to a boil and
  simmer 3 minutes. Add the apples and cover. Simmer until the apples
  are tender but not mushy, 3 to 8 minutes. With slotted spoon, lift
  the apples onto individual dessert dihes or plates. Boil syrup until
  reduced to 3/4 cup. Pour syrup into a measuring cup. melt butter in
  the saucepan. Blend in the flour, cream and the syrup. Boil,
  uncovered, until reduced to 1 cup, about 3 minutes. Serve warm, or at
  room temperature. *NOTE- Because the apples are pared before cooking,
  they will cook very quickly. Certain varieties might even get mushy
  all of a sudden. Watch them VERY carefully while cooking; it just
  takes minutes. This dessert is delicious and beatiful when you serve
  one whole apple on a plate surrounded with the maple-and-cream sauce.