COOKING WITH CRAB APPLES
When our ‘Dolgo’ crab apple tree is at peak production, we dine on crab apple waffles, pancakes, bread, cobbler, muffins, and jelly. But perhaps our favorite way to use this fruit is in pies, which resemble cherry pies in both appearance and flavor. In short, just about any way you can cook with apples, you can utilize crab apples — though you’ll need to deal with the tartness of this fruit.
We’d originally bought the ‘Dolgo’ because of its reputation as a wildlife attractor, as well as for its hardiness — the tree originated in Siberia and was brought to the United States in the
