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They're better as a cooking apple rather than directly eating them. Try making an apple crumble with granny smith apples next time and you'll notice that the so
by Rodeoclash 2y ago
They're better as a cooking apple rather than directly eating them. Try making an apple crumble with granny smith apples next time and you'll notice that the sourness of the apple naturally offsets the sugar in the dessert.
- rob74 2y agoThat may be true, but for apples provided in offices, "baking a cake" is not the most frequent use case...
- dhosek 2y agoObviously, you need to work in a different office!
- jajko 2y agosounds like much healthier option then, putting 'healthy' into fruits again
- TimMurnaghan 2y agoThey're a (quite sour) eating apple. Bramleys are better cookers.
- eszed 2y ago++Bramleys. One of the things I miss about the UK.
- aidenn0 2y agoBraeburn is probably the closest to Bramley that's easy to find in the US. Jazz is not a bad cooking apple either, but it's quite a bit sweeter than a Bramley. Neither one gets that distinctive Bramley texture when cooked though.
- eszed 2y agoFor a cooking apple, the texture is everything! McIntosh and Northern Spy are heritage breeds sold in the US that have good texture, though not so good as a Bramley. They can be hard to find, though, and usually expensive, whereas Bramleys in the UK are standard supermarket apples, available everywhere. I don't think I've ever seen a Bramley in the US; if I had room, I'd plant a tree.
- aidenn0 2y agoThe texture makes them terrible cooking apples; they basically turn into applesauce when cooked. I like Rome the best, but there are other good ones.