| We love baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and | | | | pie is a favorite. In Vermont, the apples may be |
| Chevrolet - or so an old ad for Chevrolet tells us. | | | | sweetened with honey or maple syrup. And in |
| Apple pie is as American as... well.. apple pie. If | | | | many restaurants on Cape Cod, rather than vanilla |
| baseball is the All-American sport, then apple pie is | | | | ice cream, your piping hot slice of heaven will be |
| the all-American dessert. And while the internet | | | | served topped with a slice of melting cheese. |
| and book stores have spread the recipes far and | | | | In the Southern states, with their predilection for |
| wide, there are classic apple desserts in every | | | | creamy, lightly spiced foods, the most common |
| region that are characteristic of the cuisine for | | | | apple pie recipes include Apple Cream Pie (made |
| that area. Wherever Johnny Appleseed spread | | | | with sour cream) and Apple Bourbon Pie, with |
| orchards, there are recipes that make use of | | | | raisins soaked in bourbon. Raisins soaked in rum |
| other regional ingredients and traditions to create | | | | are another popular addition to 'apple pie' in the |
| unique desserts with apples and - whatever! | | | | South, especially in New Orleans. Other additions |
| If you think of apple pie as having two crusts and | | | | include rhubarb, diced peaches and walnuts. |
| a filling of apples combined with sugar, brown | | | | Midwestern Apple Pie is the classic apple pie - two |
| sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg, some of the | | | | flaky crusts packed with thick, sweet, juicy apple |
| regional variations may surprise you. Apple | | | | slices mounded high and vented to let the |
| cobbler, apple pandowdy, apple puff, apple crisp, | | | | fragrant steam escape. In Kansas or Missouri, |
| apple brown betty are all variations of apple pie in | | | | your apple pie will satisfy any purist - served with |
| different regions. The prevailing apple recipes for | | | | a scoop of vanilla ice cream that melts into the |
| any region may be affected by the variety of | | | | syrupy filling and adds the perfect touch of |
| apple that's hardiest and most popular in that | | | | creaminess to the mix. |
| area, as well as the style of cuisine that's | | | | In the South and Southwest you'll find deep-fried |
| prevalent. | | | | apple pie, a variation that matches |
| In New England, for instance, most apple recipes | | | | melt-in-your-mouth flaky fried crust with sweet, |
| call for Pippins, Granny Smith's or other firm | | | | diced apples in a syrupy sauce. And in |
| fleshed, sweet varieties of apple that cook up well | | | | Pennsylvania, the home of the Pennsylvania |
| and lose little moisture when being baked. In | | | | Dutch, Apple Crumb Pie and Apple Pandowdy |
| Maine, it's not uncommon to find blueberries in | | | | take the place of Apple Pie a la Mode on most |
| your apple pie. In Massachusetts, cranberry apple | | | | restaurant menus. |