Remember my apple trees? Well it’s harvest time…
I now have two five gallon buckets of apples. And I only picked half of one tree!!! There are a few gems in there but mostly they are all covered in worm/bug/bird marks. It’s going to take a lot to dice and clean these babies up. For now they are bathed and chilling in my fridge.
My question is now what? What you guys make with all these green apples? My leading preservation options are:
– apple butter
– apple sauce
– apple pie filling
Anything else sound good?
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Pie!!!!!! 🙂 Green apples make awesome pie because of the tartness!
I tried a great recipe last year around Halloween. It involved mixing canned pumpkin in with the applesauce. It cuts the sourness of the apples and adds a richness to the flavor and texture. Basically just applesauce, nutmeg, cinnamon, and pumpkin (start with a little bit and keep tasting).
My friend and her baby both loved it! (I don’t particularly care for applesauce to begin with, so to me it was just OK)
That’s neat!
Smells fabulous when it’s cooking too 🙂 you add the cinnamon and nutmeg while its cooking, and mix the pumpkin in later, if I remember cotrectly
How about slicing and freezing a few without creating something? That way you could do anything with them 🙂
I do like options…
Make Flapplejacks! Try the same recipe I used. Yum! http://handmadebysoo.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/the-best-flapjacks-i-ever-made-probably/
Mmmm – lovely! For me, apple harvest = apple crumble!
Time to start baking! Oh what about apple jam? Yum!
Mmmm, yummy. Virginia is definitely apple country; I love cooking with apples (and eating them straight) all summer and fall. You’ve got a good start, especially because apple sauce and apple butter can be canned and stored long-term. I also love apple cake and apple fritters, and sometimes if we get a real ugly but juicy batch we’ll do cider – either regular or hard.
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