Apples, apples, apples! They're at their peak right now, so sweet and crisp. Are you craving some apple action in your kitchen this week? How about one of these recipes? From a simple lunch sandwich of cheese and apples to a sticky spiked apple cake doused with brandy, here's a look back at 15 terrific apple recipes.
TOP ROW
• 1 Apple Chestnut Tarts
• 2 Farmer's Lunch Sandwich
• 3 Baked Apple Streusel Pancake Bars
• 4 Weekend Apple Pancake
• 5 Oatmeal-Brown Sugar Baked Apples
MIDDLE ROW
• 6 Kale and Apple Soup
• 7 Nearly-Instant Apple Cinnamon Mini-Tarts
• 8 Candy Apple Pie
• 9 Apple Custard Tart
• 10 Sticky Spiked Double-Apple Cake with a Brown Sugar-Brandy Sauce
BOTTOM ROW
• 11 Apple Walnut Bread Pudding
• 12 Spiced Apple Cider Sorbet
• 13 Apple Carrot Oatmeal Cake with Broiled Coconut Topping and Molasses Cream Cheese Icing
• 14 Braised Escarole with Apples and Bacon
• 15 Apple Ginger Pie Bars
OK, your turn! What's your favorite apple recipe? Care to share a link?
Related: What To Do With Not-So-Great Apples
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These all make me so happy. Hooray for apples!
Apple Butter!
http://whitneyinchicago.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/applebutter/
This apple tart, from Epicurious, has this awesome 'almond cream' layer on top of phyllo. I'm planning to make it again sometime soon.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Crispy-Braeburn-Apple-and-Almond-Sheet-Tart-355206
This looks great. I'm not sure if I'm ready for the holidays yet, but this definitely looks tasty!
I love Melissa's apple cake:
http://www.travelerslunchbox.com/journal/2009/10/2/home-is-where-the-cake-is.html
I've also been posting apple recipes all week on my blog:
http://optimistafterlunch.blogspot.com/
Including appley lemon curd, apple strudel, apple and ginger mincemeat, toffee apple ice cream, apple and cranberry chutney and sausages braised in cider with apples and juniper.