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YOU GUYS! I made an apple pie! With apples I picked myself! And it is delicious!

Saturday was a trip to the farm for apple and pumpkin picking and a hayride. I came home with a dozen hand-picked apples, five potatoes (two of which have already become baked potatoes), an onion, two pumpkins (for decorative purposes, although I am totally craving pumpkin pie...), and half a gallon of apple cider. Mmmmmmm.

Now I have 8 apples left! What should I do with them?

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Where do these apples fall on the crisp/mushy tart/sweet continuum? Mushy/sweet = applesauce, crisp/sweet = eat raw, possibly with sliced cheddar, crisp/tart = pie, and mushy/tart... um, I don't know, cider or something.

ALSO! If you have pork chops, core & slice an apple thin, & cook the pork chops smothered in sliced apple possibly with a little bit of molasses drizzled on top.

OH! And any quick bread recipe can be improved by adding chopped apple bits and cinnamon!

Edited 2011-10-26 03:29 (UTC)

They're Pink Lady apples, so crisp and sorta middle-range sweet/tart?

I do have pork chops in the freezer, so that's an excellent possibility. And I have a cinnamon streusel quickbread planned that would probably go well with apple, but that might be too many baked goods at once, so I may wait until the pie is gone. :)

Oh sounds yummy! Ummm... Apple cinnamon waffles? Apple coatcheese pecan pizza? Or just make a caramel/nutty/whatevs dip, slice them up, and enjoy!

coatcheese

Q. Why do they call it coatcheese?
A. It has such a wonderful flavor that it literally gives people chills. Therefore people got in the habit of wearing coats when they eat it. Thus "coat cheese".

:-)