This classic Italian apple dessert is a wonderful way to welcome the crisp days of autumn.
Tag: Apples
Torta Rustica di Mele
Torta di Mele
(Italian apple torte)
Torta di mele is a typical Tuscan dessert. Tuscans are known for finding all kinds of ways to use up leftover bread, and day-old bread is best for this recipe.
Tarte Tatin
(French caramelized apple tart)
This ridiculously easy-to-make apple tart was purportedly created by accident at the Hotel Tatin south of Paris as a way to save an apple pie gone wrong.
Charoset
(Jewish, Israeli walnut, apple and wine Passover sweet)
Sticky and sweet, charoset is a muddy-colored paste that is part of the Passover Seder. It represents the mortar the Israelites used to make bricks while enslaved in Egypt.
Caramel Apples
(American caramel-covered apples)
Caramel apples are a traditional autumn treat in the United States, especially popular with children around Halloween. Fresh apples are impaled on wooden sticks and dipped in sticky, sweet caramel.
Apple Pie
(American apple tart)
This sweet treat came to be so identified with the the United States that the phrase "as American as apple pie" eventually entered into the lexicon.
Apple Fritters
(Jewish batter-fried apple rings)
Apples are a popular treat at Hanukkah, whether served as an applesauce topping for latkes or fried in a tasty batter for apple fritters.
Apple Cake
(American tender cake with apples)
Apple cake is popular throughout the United States, especially during the fall when the new apple harvest is coming in. This simple, moist, rich cake really hits the spot.
Apfelstrudel
(Austrian apple strudel pastry)
Hot apple strudel is one the most famous and delicious desserts to come out the kitchens of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Apfelmus
(German applesauce)
Apfelmus is your basic applesauce and is a typical German accompaniment to roast meats like Schweinebraten. Jews of East European origin call it epl tsimes and serve it with latkes or to top blintzes.