Tag: Apples

Torta di mele Italian apple tart
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Torta di Mele

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.

Finished tarte tatin
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Tarte Tatin

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.

Bowl of charoset with other Passover Seder items
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Charoset

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.

Tray of caramel apples with sprinkles
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Caramel 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 with apples, baseball bat and American flag.
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Apple Pie

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.

Deep-fried apple fritters
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Apple Fritters

Apples are a popular treat at Hanukkah, whether served as an applesauce topping for latkes or fried in a tasty batter for apple fritters.

Moist apple cake in a pan.
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Apple Cake

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.

A spoonful of chunky applesauce from a bowl.
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Apfelmus

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.