Melt butter and place pork chops in skillet to be browned on each side, before placing in oven. Peel and slice apples, put aside. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. Grease baking dish, so food won't stick to the pan. Place apple slices in the bottom of the baking dish, sprinkle the dry ingredients over apples. Lastly, put pork chops on top of everything. Oven temperature at 375 degrees Cover with foil and bake for 1 and 1/2 hours. *Depending on the size of the pork chop, I would use less time for a thinner cut or pork.
Combine sugar and water in a saucepan, stirring over low heat until sugar is dissolved: bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Peel and core apples. cut into quarters or eighths. Drop into cold water to prevent discoloration until ready to cook. Drain apple sections a few at a time and poach gently in the sugar-water syrup until transparent and tender. Add a little water as necessary to prevent syrup from becoming too thick. After all the apples have been cooked pour remainder of syrup over the fruit and chill. Serve with vanilla ice cream and a dollop of whipped cream.