Apple picking is the highlight of autumn in North America. Although the apples in the supermarket are piled like hills and are cheap, apples picked from the trees by yourself taste more delicious. The temperature has dropped in autumn, and apples are easy to store. You can pick dozens of kilograms at a time without worrying about spoilage. Apples are a versatile ingredient. They can be used as salty, sweet, sour, or even fermented. They are crispy and delicious when eaten directly. The various dishes made with creative changes are even more amazing and delicious.
There are many varieties of apples, each with its own characteristics. The farm is open to tourists to pick the most popular ones, such as Fuji, Golden Delicious, Five-claw, Green Apple, Gala, etc., which are commonly found in the market and are suitable for making drinks, jams, and snacks. No matter what kind of DIY cuisine, all fresh and intact apples are used. The apples that fall all over the ground at the tourist farm will be recycled as animal feed, composted, or donated to leftover food groups.
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Cider is a direct Chinese translation from the English pronunciation. I have seen family farms squeeze apple juice in the traditional way, simply filter it and put it into barrels. The juice squeezed in this way will slowly ferment, producing bubbles and trace amounts of alcohol, unlike apple juice that is completely filtered and sterilized. Homemade apple cider is a drink made by cutting fresh apples into large pieces, boiling them in water, and then simply filtering them. To increase the aroma, you can add your favorite spices and tangerines and cook together. Apple scent goes well with cinnamon, and cloves, nutmeg, star anise, and ginger are also common apple companions. Homemade apple cider will have a slightly sour taste after about one or two weeks and will have a better flavor.
Apples are both sweet and salty, and can also be served as a main dish. This simple and easy zucchini baked apple recipe only uses zucchini, apples and mozzarella cheese. Cut the zucchini and apples into about 0.5cm thick slices and lay them flat on a baking sheet. Spread a layer of zucchini or apple slices on each layer, sprinkle with a little salt, drizzle olive oil on the top layer, and then spread it all over with mozzarella cheese. Bake in the oven at 375-400 degrees Fahrenheit until the cheese turns brown, about 25-30 minutes. At this time, the zucchini and apples on the bottom layer are soft and will melt in your mouth.
Don’t be fooled by its gorgeous appearance. This beautiful and delicious dessert is actually very easy to make. The materials I used were ready-made pie crust, apples, lemons, cinnamon powder, and brown sugar. The props I needed were rolling pins and muffin pans. Cut the apples in half, core them and remove the heads and tails, then cut them into thin slices and soak them in warm water with salt and lemon juice until the apples soften, about 10 hours. Cooking soft apple slices is a quick way to cook them by heating them in the microwave for a few minutes.
After the pie crust is slightly softened at room temperature, cut it into 6 cm wide strips. Overlay the soaked apple slices on the same side of the pie crust. The peel must extend beyond the pie crust. Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on the pie crust and apple slices. Fold the half of the pie crust without the apple slices and press it onto the apple slices. Brush the folded pie crust with a thin layer of butter and roll it up slowly to form a rose. Then put the roses into the muffin pan and bake at 400 degrees until the apple skin is slightly charred, about 40-45 minutes. Cool for about 5 minutes and then take it out. Sprinkle lightly with powdered sugar to make it more colorful.
This simpler after-dinner dessert must be eaten while it is hot. If it is topped with a ball of ice cream, it will be more like the dazzling jewel in the crown of abundance, the exclamation point after a satiating meal.
Effortlessness is my main principle in the kitchen, so I use ready-made thin French dessert dough. If I were in Taiwan, I would choose spring roll dough. Cut the apples into small pieces at will, add a little brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and orange slices and cook until soft and soft. Brush butter on the dough, stack them one by one, about 6-8 layers, then place the cooked pulp in the center, wrap it with dough, and brush with egg yolk. Bake in the oven at 400 degrees until golden brown and fragrant, about 30 minutes. Take it out and sprinkle it with powdered sugar, and eat it while it's still hot. It's perfect for the warm atmosphere in the slightly cold autumn.