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There are many types of apples ranging from small varieties, like the Cameo, to very large varieties, like the Opalescent. Each variety has its own coloring, texture, and taste, which sets them apart from each other. Learn how easy it is to prepare and cook apples.

Most often several apple preparation tasks are required when using apples in recipes. Some of the commonly used apple preparations are peeling, coring, cutting, and slicing. It is also necessary to prevent the apples from turning brown for some recipes.

Apple butter is great on toast, bread, and plain crackers. It is especially good when the apple butter is homemade. We can show you how to make apple butter, which may seem time consuming, but it is well worth the effort. Starting with good applesauce is important.

Apple crisp is a scrumptious apple dessert that is especially popular in the fall when the apples are in season. Other fruits and berries, such as peaches, pears, blueberries, and rhubarb are also used alone or in combination to make delicious crisps. An apple crisp is very similar to an apple crumble and apple cobbler in the manner that they do not traditionally have a bottom crust but each has a little different topping. The topping for an apple crisp is generally of a coarser texture than that of the apple crumble and the cobbler has a topping similar to a pie crust. With all of the great varieties of apples that are available during apple season you have many apple crisp recipes to choose from but can also enjoy Apple Crumble, Apple Pandowdy, and Apple Brown Betty recipes.

Apples can be cooked using many methods. They can be cooked on their own and eaten as a side dish, or they can be cooked up to create recipes such as delicious apple butter. Also, to serve with meats, such as ham, pork, and poultry, try making Caramelized Apples as a side dish.

Use your favorite baking apples for this easy to make apple crumble recipe. An apple crumble is very similar to an apple crisp except that the topping for an apple crisp generally contains oats and often nuts, giving it a coarser texture than the apple crumble topping.

Apple pie is one of those all-American desserts that is perfect any time of the year but is especially good during the fall months when you can take advantage of an abundant apple harvest.

Also, see How to Make:Peach Cobbler | Apple Crisp | Apple Crumble | Blueberry BuckleApple Pandowdy | Blueberry Grunt | Peach Slump Apple Brown Betty Brown Betty is a name given to an early era baked pudding dessert made by those who came to America during the 1600's.

Also, see How to Make:Peach Cobbler | Apple Crisp | Apple Crumble | Blueberry BuckleApple Brown Betty | Blueberry Grunt | Peach Slump Apple Pandowdy A pandowdy is a sweet dessert that is made with a pastry or bread dough topping that covers a fruit base made from one or several fruits.

Use the chart below as a quick reference when deciding which apple is best for your particular needs. Variety of Apple Fresh Salad Bake Cook Pie Dried Other Ambrosia X X           Baldwin     X X     Cider Braeburn X X X X X   Sauce Cameo X X X         Connell Red X       X X Sauce Cortland X X X X X   Sauce Crab Apples             Jelly &WineButter Criterion X X X   X   Sauce Elstar X X X   X   Sauce Empire X X X X X X   Fireside X X X X   X   Fuji X X X   X   Sauce Gala X X X   X X Sauce Ginger Gold X X X       Sauce Golden Delicious X X X X X   Sauce Golden Russet X   X     X Cider Golden Supreme     X     X Cider Granny Smith X X X X X     Gravenstein X   X X X   Sauce Haralson X   X X X X Sauce Honeycrisp X X X X X X Sauce Honeygold X X X   X   Sauce Idared X   X X X X Sauce Jonagold X X X X X   Sauce Jonamac X   X X       Jonathan X X X X X X Sauce Keepsake X   X         Lady X           Sauce Macoun X       X     McIntosh X X   X X*   Sauce Melrose X X X   X     Mutsu X   X X X   Sauce Newton Pippin X X X   X   Sauce Northern Spy     X   X   Sauce Northwest Greening     X X X   Sauce Pacific Queen X X           Pacific Rose X X           Paula Red X X X X X   Sauce** Pink Fir   X   X       Pink Lady X X X   X     Prairie Spy X X X   X     Red Delicious X X           Redfree X       X X   Regent X X X X X   Sauce Rhode Island Greening X   X X X   Sauce Rome X X X X X   Sauce Sierra Beauty X     X       Southern Rose X X           Spartan X X X   X X Sauce Splendor X           Dessert Stayman X X X X X     Sunrise X   X   X     Sweet 16 X   X       Sauce Wealthy X   X X X   Sauce Winesap X X X   X   Sauce Wolf River X   X X   X Sauce York Imperial     X X X   Sauce Zestar X   X       Sauce *May need a thickener when used in pies because of the juiciness of the apple.

A wide range of woods are suitable for grilling and smoking food. Hardwoods are much better to use than softwoods because hardwoods burn longer and provide more heat. Hardwoods also add more flavor to foods because of the aromatic smoke that is produced as the wood burns.

Use this ingredient equivalent chart to find out how much of an ingredient you need when your recipe suggests an unfamiliar quantity. A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - PQ - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z  A - Ingredients Ingredient Amount Equivalents Alfalfa Sprouts 1 lb.