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Warm Maple-Mascarpone Cream Gravenstein Apples

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.0 Comments

Think warm creamy maple Gravenstein apple topping over waffles, pancakes or as a side dish for pork loin or baked chicken. Now think quick, versatile and only 4 main ingredients with a sprinkle of nutmeg. Combine your thoughts and get ready to fall in love! This dish is bound to become a comfort food. Gravenstein apples really make this dish! {…}

Delightful Gravenstein Apple Dumplings

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.0 Comments

This is my grandma’s favorite dessert recipe. As a child I always looked forward to holidays, because I knew she would bring her famous apple dumplings! – Anoush Shaw Delightful Gravenstein Apple Dumplings Pastry 2/3 cup shortening 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 4 to 5 tablespoons cold water Cut shortening into flour and salt. Sprinkle in water, 1 {…}

Apple Beer Brined Pork Tenderloin with Sauteed Gravenstein Apples

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.2 Comments

I love the natural pairing of pork and apples, so I created this recipe showcasing both ingredients.  – Jan Valdez Apple Beer Brined Pork Tenderloin with Sauteed Gravenstein Apples 2 cups apple beer 1/2 cup water 3/4 cup kosher salt 5 tablespoons brown sugar 6 whole peppercorns 4 cloves garlic, smashed 2 pork tenderloins 2 tablespoons canola oil 4 Gravenstein {…}

Gravenstein Apple Bread Pudding

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.1 Comment

We love Gravenstein apples for their complex flavors and firm texture. They are great for cooking. It took little imagination to marry Gravensteins with bread pudding. Gravenstein Bread Pudding Ingredients ·    4 slices day-old bread ·    1-1/2 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted ·    2 cups Gravenstein apples, cut in wedges, slices about ¼ inch wide ·    3 eggs, beaten ·   {…}

Caramelized Gravenstein Apples and Sausage with Chevre, Applewood Smoked Bacon and Toasted Walnuts

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.1 Comment

I will be visiting Sonoma soon, and was inspired to create this recipe when I read about the contest. It would be a thrill to win a gift certificate to a Sonoma restaurant! I love Gravenstein apples, and wanted to come up with a recipe using them that also incorporated some of my other favorite ingredients, like applewood smoked bacon {…}

Granny Effie's Apple Crisp

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.0 Comments

My extended family originally came from the Yountville area at the turn of the century. My Granny Effie was raised in Oklahoma on the prairie, but when they came in season, she always sought out Gravensteins to make her Apple Crisp recipe. Someone from the family would actually make a trip across country just to retrieve Gravs for Granny’s recipe! {…}

Gravenstein Apple Cobbler

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.3 Comments

I grew up in Sebastopol. For a while we lived in an apple orchard. I still remember hearing those apples dropping onto our roof. My mother would make what she called a blackberry cobbler, which was really a dump cake. One day my father brought home a HUGE box of Gravensteins. Every day for a week, my sister and I made apple pies. Then I got the bright idea to combine the Gravensteins with the dump cake and voila! {…}

Chocolate Gravenstein Apple Pie

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.0 Comments

Gravensteins make the best pies! I have a Chocolate Blog-and what a better marriage than chocolate and Gravensteins. Here’s a link to the blog, and a photo of one of my Gravenstein trees (alas not in Sonoma County..but I bought it there). Chocolate Gravenstein Apple Pie Ingredients Pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie, unbaked 8-10 tart Gravenstein apples (peeled, cored {…}

Cold Apple Ginger Soup

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.0 Comments

This recipe was developed for the kick-off to the Save the Gravenstein Apple event sponsored by Slow Food Russian River. – David Vargas Cold Apple Ginger Soup 5 ea Gravenstien Apples core removed and diced into 1 in pieces 1 1/2 in piece of ginger peeled and sliced 1 white onion sliced 1 garlic clove sliced 2 bay leaf 2 {…}

Simply Gravenstein

by kerih1 year ago in Gravenstein Apple Recipes.0 Comments

I grew up in West Marin with an apple orchard outside of my bedroom window; it was a place to play, and best of all, a place to refresh oneself while playing! Nothing better than realizing during a game that you’re hungry and thirsty, and reaching over to a fully-laden branch and twisting off a fragrant, deliciously ripe apply to {…}