PITTSBURGH — Apples are plentiful and at their peak in Western Pennsylvania as we head into fall. They’re also available in a wide variety of colors, flavors and textures, thanks to family-owned farm markets, fruit farms and orchards like Soergel Orchards, Trax Farm Market, Triple B Farms and Apple Castle in New Wilmington.

Usually, you don’t have to think too hard about what to do with the a bag or bushel of fruit. Apples are terrific out of hand, of course, and make a great (and healthful) addition to your child’s lunchbox. They also travel well, making them an excellent car food.

Thanks to the fruit’s natural sweetness, apples lend themselves especially well to baked goods. You don’t have to look too far to find any number of seasonal cakes, pies, crisps and crumbles built around appl

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