Oven Baked Toffee Apples

Here's a twist on the traditional oven-baked apples
that should appeal to everybody with a sweet tooth.

Ingredients:
5 to six large firm baking apples
almond slices
5 tsps unsalted butter
5 tsps soft brown sugar
2 tsps flour
whipping or double cream
ice cream

Directions:
Peel the apples, halve and core them.
Fit them snugly into a buttered oven-dish, cut-side down.
Mix brown sugar and flour in a small saucepan, add butter,
almond slices, and cream, and bring slowly to the boil,
stirring regularly. Spoon the toffee mixture onto the apples.
Bake in the middle of a pre-heated 400 F oven for 20-30 minutes
(cooking time depends on the apples),
until apples are cooked
and toffee topping has thickened.
Let rest to cool some and serve with ice cream.