Baked Apple Ice Cream Topping

3 large baking apples, cored, peeled and sliced
3/4 cup sugar
1 Tablspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 cup apple cider
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup walnuts or raisins
Vanilla ice cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place apples in a greased 1 quart baking dish.

Combine sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and apple cider; pour over apples. Dot with butter. Sprinkle with nuts or raisins.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 45 to 60 minutes or until apples are tender.

Serve warm over ice cream.

Yields 4 servings