Cooking with Apples: 11 Delicious Fall Recipes

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PHOTO: THE INTERNATIONAL APPLE INSTITUTE
Whether baked in a traditional pie or combined with raspberries, apples are the perfect finale to an autumn meal.

Autumn positively sings of apples. A visit to an orchard at this time of year affords a wonderful assault on the senses: The soft days are redolent with the winy fragrance of ripe fruit and the woody smell of smoke lingering in the damp air. People have been munching on apples for about 750,000 years, ever since the food gatherers of early Paleolithic times discovered sour crab apples in the Caucasus Mountains in southwestern Asia. Today, the fruit’s tantalizing fragrance and tart, sweet, spicy taste have made it one of the most popular in America.

Apples are, of course, famous for how they taste encased in pie crust, but cooking with apples doesn’t have to stop there. With a little imagination, you can use this versatile fruit not only in sweet dishes, but throughout the meal–from hors d’oeuvres to dessert and all the courses in between.

And the options don’t end with the recipes. More than 7,000 varieties to choose from–each with its own unique flavor–make cooking with apples a true culinary adventure.

Apple and Raspberry Pie

Pastry for a double pie crust
1 tablespoon raspberry jam
12-ounce package frozen raspberries
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
4 large cooking apples

  • Published on Sep 1, 1990
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