Apples

Who doesn’t like apples.  They are great just biting into them and they can add such flavor to recipes, salads, pies, sauces, etc.

But which apple is good for what?  Can you make a pie using Gala apples?  Is Romas good for salads?  Here is a chart to help you know what you can do with whatever apple you have on hand…If you want apples that you can use in baking, eating and salads, pies and sauces, then try these apples:

For a sweet but tart flavor:

• Braeburn (crispy)
• Cortland (slightly Crispy)
• Empire (Crispy)
• Jonagold (Crispy)

For a sweeter flavor:

• Crispin/Mutsu (Crispy)
• Golden Delicious (crispy)
• Prairie Spy (slightly sweet and crispy)

For a tarter flavor:

• Granny Smith (Crispy)
• Haralson (crispy)
• Newtown Pippin (slightly tart and crispy)
• York Imperial (slightly tart and slightly crispy)

And for all those other apples out there?  Here’s a chart of what they are good for:

• Criterion – Sweet – crisp – good for eating and salads, pies, sauces
• Elstar – Sweet/tart – Crisp – Good for baing, eating and salads and sauces
• Fireside – slightly sweet – crisp – good for eating and salads
• Fuji – Sweet – crisp – good for eating and salads
• Gala – Sweet – crisp – good for eating and salads and sauces
• Ginger Gold – Sweet – crisp – good for eating and salads
• Greening – Tart – crisp – good for baking, pies and sauces
• Honeycrisp – sweet – crisp – good for baking, eating and salads, sauces
• Honey Gold – sweet – slightly crisp – good for eating and salads and pies
• Ida Red – Slightly tart – slightly crisp – good for baking, pies and sauces
• Jonamac – Sweet/tart – tender – eating and salads and sauces
• Jonathan – slightly tart – tender – good for eating and salads, pies, sauce
• McIntosh – sweet/tart – tender – good for eating and salads, sauce
• Northern Spy – slightly tart – crisp – good for baking, pies, and sauces
• Paula Red – slightly tart – slightly crisp – good for eating and salads, pies and sauces
• Red Delicious – sweet – crisp – good for eating and salads
• Regent – sweet – crisp – eating and salads and pies
• Rome – slightly tart – slightly crisp – baking, pies, sauce
• Spartan – slightly tart – tender – good for eating and salads, pies, sauces
• Winesap – slightly tart – crisp – good for eating and salads