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Boasting over 7,500 varieties, apples are ideal for eating fresh, baking in pies or pressing into juice. Sweet, juicy, tart and crisp are some of the many characteristics of apples, but each apple variety has its own unique flavor and features. With such a large selection of apples available in supermarkets today, it can be difficult to tell which apples are sweet. Knowing the names of a few sweet apple varieties can help.
Apples mean autumn, and, for many, baking. But with dozens of apple varieties available and more being developed by universities, how do you know which apples hold up best for bread and which will turn to flavorless applesauce the moment you apply heat? For as many varieties as there are, there are also prescribed uses, letting every baker know which apples work best for which applications. More than a dozen easily lend themselves to apple bread.
