11/28/2023 0 Comments Best and crispest tart apples![]() Russet Apples: I just learned that these are not actually a single variety of apple. I liked it but found the flavour to be a bit too sweet. My husband declared the crisp baked with honeycrisp apples to be his favourite. When we baked them they held their shape, but just barely. They are shatteringly crisp, juicy and slightly sweet. Honeycrisp: Undeniably, these are my favourite apple for eating out of hand. Here are the findings of our very scientific testing! Highly Recommended : Into the oven they went, dressed with their almond-oat crisp topping. It doesn’t take much to make that man happy. I took one look at his crestfallen face and abandoned my “pure” approach and agreed to cover the apples with crisp topping. When I explained my methodology to my husband he said, “You mean you’re just going to bake plain apples, with nothing covering them?” I explained that I didn’t want to have too many other flavours muddying up my experiment. Initially I planned to bake the apples naked. I didn’t want to overwhelm the apples with too many flavours so I kept it basic. Each variety was mixed with 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon and a tiny pinch of salt. ![]() I got out my scale and measuring spoons and peeled, cored and cut into wedges, exactly 9.5 ounces of each apple variety. I took a scientific approach to testing, just like they do over at Cook’s Illustrated, which, by the way, just might be my dream job. Equally important is that elusive perfect balance of tart and sweet. The perfect apple for pie, crisp or crumble (or any of those other baked apple desserts, such as grunts, slumps and pan dowdies) must be capable of holding its shape after cooking but still melt in your mouth. The breadth of choice there is mind boggling. Although I don’t find choosing apples nearly as confusing as buying a pair of pantyhose. With so many varieties of apples to choose from, it can be a little overwhelming to know which kind to use for which recipe. I have been wanting to write a post about the best type of apples to use in baking for some time now. To clarify, we didn’t actually pick the apples off the trees, but we did pick them off the shelf at Farm Boy, so that sort of counts as apple picking, doesn’t it?
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