Holiday Dish--Scalloped Apple Bake

To make scalloped apple bake:

1/4 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp orange zest
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cups ready to make corn bread stuffing
1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1 can (16 oz) whole berry cranberry sauce
1/3 cup orange juice or water
4 large cooking apples, cored and thinly sliced (about 6 cups)

Lightly mix butter, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon, stuffing and pecans; set aside.
Mix cranberry sauce, juice and apples. Add half the stuffing mixture. Mix lightly. Spoon into 8 inch square baking dish. Sprinkle remaining stuffing mixture over apple mixture.
Bake at 375 degrees for 40 minutes or until apples are tender. Makes 6 servings.