See which apples are good for baking vs. eating. Apples are a classic fall flavor—and delicious year-round—whether you enjoy ...

Top 10 apple varieties at the grocery store Firmer apples higher in acid are a bit more tart. “A good baking apple doesn’t break down as much during cooking – you don’t want a soupy pie ...

USA TODAY spoke with apple breeders, growers and researchers to find the secrets of one of America's most popular fruits.

It’s topped with sliced apples that are slightly submerged in the batter before baking. As the cake bakes, it will rise around the apples, creating a sunken effect. This is a very simple cake ...

Use a mix of sweet and tart baking apples, such as Honeycrisps (sweet), Granny Smiths (tart), Cortlands (in between). Lemon juice adds a bit of extra zing. Apple crisp is almost endlessly adaptable.

“The eating apples you find in the stores don’t make the best pies. Part of that is driven by consumer tastes – we just don’t bake as much so there isn’t the demand of the good baking apple.