Our Favorite Apples for Pie

Autumn is an exciting time in our Produce Department as we start to see a huge variety of local apples. Customers often ask which apples are best for different purposes, from baking in pies to packing in lunch boxes. Today we offer a couple of suggestions for using in your next pie:

• Belle du Boskop
• Bramley Seedling
• Calville Blanc
• Rhode Island Greening
• Holstein
• Twenty Ounce
• Wolf River
• Cortland
• Macoun

You may also find this article from VT Digger insightful. It's the third in a series of articles by Hamilton Davis all about baking better pies, and includes notes on Heirloom varieties, a discussion about lard, and a tip from our own Clem Nilan about adding whole wheat flour to your crust.

Here's to a delightful apple pie season!