Which Apple Varieties Are Best For Apple Pie?

Apple varieties can be roughly divided into table fruit and cooking fruit. Cooking apples are best suited for apple pie because they only develop their full aroma when heated and taste rather sour when raw. It is important for apple varieties in the cake that they do not fall apart during baking or release too much liquid. A firm but not too juicy flesh is therefore ideal.

Suitable apple varieties for apple pie, pie recipes with apples, or our apple muffins include the fruity and aromatic Boskop, the sweet and sour Jonagold, the aromatic Elstar, and the delicious Cox orange. The sweet Idared apples and the early apple variety Delbarestivale also go well with apple pie. With them, for example, baked apple pie, apple pie from the tin and apple cheesecake, or classic apple fritters are wonderful.

In addition to the different types of apples, you can choose between different types of dough. Apple pie can be baked with both sponge and yeast dough, shortcrust pastry, puff pastry (e.g. apple roses), or strudel pastry. Cinnamon, lemon juice, honey, almonds, and nuts as well as vanilla or raisins go well with this. You don’t need to peel the apples for the pie, but you should remove the stalk and core. Also, wash the fruit thoroughly before processing.