Pies, Cakes and Tarts: The Best Apple Recipes for Fall Baking
As the air gets crisper and your oven starts to get more use, try one of these apple recipes from Edible magazines across the country to take advantage of the bounty of apples in season. From heirloom apple pie to classic German apple cake, these comforting recipes will inspire you to get baking.
(Shell B Royster for Edible Richmond)
These portable pies travel well but good luck saving any leftovers. Use homemade pastry dough with unbleached flour. This filling used in this recipe can also be used for a standard apple pie, topped either with a full crust or a brown sugar and rolled oats topping.
(Jill Melton for Edible Nashville)
Simple and non-fussy, this apple cake has just 6 ingredients, all of which you probably have on hand. Oh yeah and one bowl. It’s a keeper.
(D. Lucas Landis for Edible Michiana)
This recipe celebrates all that is good about fall apples. No fancy toppings or flair, just good apple pie. Enjoy this pie with a mix of the best heirloom apples you can find and a scoop of homemade ice cream.
(Adriana Gallo for Edible Rhody)
The only sweetness in the German Apple Cake comes from the apples and the sugar sprinkled on top “to taste” just before baking.
Buckwheat Muffins with Apples and Walnuts
(Holly Jennings for Edible Green Mountains)
Apples and buckwheat are a natural pairing (think Russian blinis and applesauce) in these fall muffins.
(Cayla Zahoran for Edible Allegheny)
This apple tart adapted from the “Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics” recipe for French Apple Tart is impressive to serve and simple to make.
