On 2017-02-22 12:11 PM, Gary wrote:
> Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>> Speaking of apple pie....there is a video making the FB rounds, of using split,
>> tube cinnamon rolls rolled flat as the bottom and top crusts for an apple pie. It
>> looks delicious. Though the regular "bazooka (tube) biscuits" have an off-taste
>> for me, the cinnamon rolls are quite tasty.
>>
>> N.
>
> Best in the universe apple pie for me is using red delicious apples
> and using the old betty crocker cookbood recipe. Make your own crust
> too. If you buy premade crust of any variety, you blew it.


Most lists of best apple varieties for cooking and use in pies do not
even include red delicious. IMO, Delicious is a misnomer. I don't think
they are as good for eating as others. They are not tart enough and do
not maintain their texture well enough to be used in cooking. Cider made
with Delicious apples is way too sweet.



>
> I one time (only) used granny smith apples for a pie.
> WAY big mistake. Those apples are grown to be nasty.
> Immature good apples are sour but the ripe sour gs apples
> are a fail. Even pigs won't eat them.
>