Above: Macoun apples are excellent for baking, as they stay intact during baking. Above: Sweetly tart Braeburn apples hold their shape well. Some of the best apples for baking are Braeburn ...

and their usefulness as an all-purpose apple. Designed by researchers at the University of Minnesota by cross-breeding a ...

Macoun, Mutsu and Fuji. Price $2.25 per pound. Melissa Kilgariff and her husband, Jason, of East Hampton, go apple picking at Milk Pail in Water Mill. Credit: Newsday/J. Conrad Williams Jr ...

First things first, the type of apple matters (ask the apple farmers themselves!). Garten lists McIntosh or Macoun, but you can use your preferred baking variety, like Jonathan, Jonagold, Honeycrisp, ...

American” like a golden brown, perfectly flaky, double-crust apple pie. In fact, even though I enjoy all kinds of desserts, I ...