There are a number of ways to cook apples as well as to eat them out of hand.
They are wonderful when baked into pies, tarts, crisps and cobblers and when
cooked into sauces to serve as desserts or as toppings for pancakes and
waffles.
Apples are also delicious when sautéed with chicken or braised with red
cabbage. They can be tossed into a stylish fruit salad with pears, endive and
walnuts, or simply be cut up and served with cheese for a snack or dessert. The
possibilities are endless.
There are many different types of apples on the market today. Here are just a few suggestions for cooking and eating apples. Some good cooking apples are: Baldwin, Granny Smith, Gravenstein, Jonathan and Northern Spy. Good eating apples include: Ida Red, Jonathan, Macoun, McIntosh, Mutsu and Winesap. Try them all and enjoy!
Pancakes with Warm Apple and Pear Topping
Smoked Chicken and Apple Hash
Winter Fruits Salad with Endive and Walnuts
Chicken Sautéed with Apples, Shallots and Ginger
Apple Crisp with Toasted Pecans and Coriander
APPLE TASTING GUIDE
BRAEBURN (Available mid-August through September)
Gold to green skin with a partial red blush.
Braeburns are sweet, tart, crisp, aromatic
and as juicy as it gets.
FUJI (Available late September through March)
Fujis are juicy, spicy, sweet, and crisp.
These firm fleshed apples are delicious
as snacks or in salads.
GALA (Available August through March)
These sweet, crisp apples have a creamy yellow color
with a red blush. Galas are ideal for salads,snacking
and delicious when made into apple sauce.
GOLDEN DELICIOUS
These are sweet, mellow flavored with
thin delicate skin and firm flesh --
excellent for snacking and cooking.
GRANNY SMITH(Available late August through May)
Great to eat as a snack, it's tart and tangy.
Ideal to bake or sauté. They even freeze well.
JONAGOLD (September through April)
An apple that's tart and sweet.
A perfect blend of Jonathan and Golden Delicious.
RED DELICIOUS (Available year-round) It's crisp, sweet and juicy and the perfect snack food. Red Delicious apples are excellent in fresh salads.
ROME BEAUTY(Available September through July)
These apples which are also known as Red Rome
are firm and slightly tart. It's ideal for baking.
ELSTAR (Available September through March)
Make an excellent apple sauce with this tart, sweet apple.
GRAVENSTEIN (Available August through December)
This apple is great in applesauce.
JONATHAN (Available August through November)
Deep red color with a pale yellow blush.
NEWTON PIPPIN (Available August through November)
Slightly tart and firm. Perfect for making
apple sauce, crumbles, and pies.
More StarChefs Apple Recipes from our Archives
Perona Farms Potato Pancakes with Foie Gras and Apples
Molly O'Neill's Apple Tarte Tatins
Minnie Giraldi's Baked Apples in White Wine recipe
Daniel Bolud Baked Apple
Alice Waters' Apple Huckleberry Tart
Carole Peck's Green Tomatoe and Apple Chutney
Gordon Hammersley's Warm Apple Tart with Burnt Caramel sauce
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