After an exceptionally tasty afternoon of cooking, baking and peeling apples the winner of the recipe contest is … Tammy Rossitto and her Gravenstien Apple Cobbler. The cobbler had a wonderful mix of textures and using the pound cake mix as part of the crumble really pushed this one to the number top spot. Following close behind in second and third place, respectively, were the Apple Beer Brined Pork and the Chocolate Apple Pie.
The pork received many comments. Tasters said, “Pork had subtle apple flavor. The apple slaw was buttery and delicious. It complemented the pork perfectly!” “Pork was juicy and tender, innovative use of apples.”
When heading out ingredient shopping, after drawing three names out of an apple box, I wasn’t sure what Apple Beer was. A quick Google search told me that it was a type of apple soda. Well, I improvised and we used a hard apple cider. Let’s face it. We are in wine country and a little booze with our food is always in order.
Just for fun, we also made some baked apples and used the Maple-Mascarpone apple recipe to top them. Even though it wasn’t chosen as a contending dish, the topping was amazing. I can’t wait to make some big, fluffy Belgian waffles and smother them with this sauce.
Thanks to everyone who submitted a recipe. We will continue to add any that come in throughout the year. Hopefully one inspires you to get in the kitchen & celebrate the long history of the Gravenstein Apple in Sonoma County!
We loved all the great recipes we received so much, that Inside-Sonoma will be holding more recipe contests throughout the fall and winter! Let us know in the comments any themes you would love to see.
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