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