381 dried apple recipes

Bold herring salad, marinated herring tossed with apple, Spanish onion, potato, and beets in a creamy dill dressing. A sweet-tart, savory Northern European salad with a rosy hue, served chilled.

Apple City BBQ ribs: championship-style competition pork ribs with a layered dry rub, applewood smoke, and a finish sauce with grated apple, onion, and bell pepper. Slow-smoked low and slow.

Braised pork chops with dried figs, apple slices, orange juice, Gewurztraminer, and warm spices served over saffron cinnamon couscous with toasted almonds and pine nuts.

Curried ground beef casserole with chopped apples, dried apricots, and milk-soaked bread baked until set. Serve with chutney, coconut, raisins, and sunflower seeds.

Mystery bread made with three flours, fruit juices instead of sugar, crushed aniseed, orange zest, and cinnamon. A fragrant yeast bread with a crispy golden crust and a subtly sweet, complex crumb.

Vegan pierogies made with whole wheat dough and silken tofu, filled with creamy potato or cabbage and garbanzo. Boiled then pan-fried until golden and crisp.

Russian-style black bread with rye flour, dark molasses, unsweetened chocolate, and bran. A dense, dark-crumbed yeast loaf for hearty sandwiches and slathering with butter. Makes two loaves.

Light tube cake studded with fresh apples and minced dried pears, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Low-calorie thanks to minimal margarine and buttermilk. Dust with powdered sugar.

A vibrant spinach and leaf lettuce salad tossed with crispy bacon, chopped eggs, and a tangy-sweet poppy seed dressing. Perfect as a light meal or side dish, this salad balances fresh greens with savory and sweet flavors.

Homemade chili sauce for canning with 50 fresh tomatoes, onions, red peppers, celery, vinegar, brown sugar, and whole allspice. A big-batch preserve that yields 5 quarts.

No flag day or 4th of July celebration would be complete without a potato salad. This version is lighter and healthier that the tradition mayonaise only version but every bit as tasty. It's best made the day before. A great make-ahead classic side-dish so you can enjoy the day more.

Also like this mincemeat pastry squares recipe, and the pastry gives the lovely flakey texture.

Apple-bacon quiches layer Canadian bacon and tender sliced apples with Swiss cheese in a savory caraway-and-mustard custard, baked in individual tart shells. A brunch crowd-pleaser.

Homemade chili sauce for canning made from 25 fresh tomatoes, red peppers, onions, and apple cider vinegar with allspice and brown sugar. A tangy-sweet condiment for preserving summer's harvest.

Cornbread stuffing layers crumbled herbed cornbread with chicken livers, chestnuts, dried apricots, raisins, pine nuts, almonds, and apple. Rich and complex Thanksgiving showstopper.

Dense apricot bars sweetened with maple syrup and loaded with dried apricots, walnuts, and cashews. No eggs, no butter, finished with powdered sugar icing and optional chocolate drizzle.