Various apple pie recipes
It's autumn outside. The leaves are changing color, it's glowing red and gold, the fog hangs between the hills... So time for the apple harvest...? Well, not in Iceland. Apple trees do not grow in the Icelandic climate.
While apples used to only be available as something very special at Christmas, today they are an integral part of many Icelandic dishes.
In the past, even in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century, there were hardly any apples to buy in Iceland throughout the year. I heard from older Icelanders that you could occasionally buy apples at the pharmacy and a few vitamins for expensive money. But apples were usually only imported to Iceland by ship at Christmas. It was something very special for the children when they received an apple and an orange as a Christmas present - for many Icelanders at the time, the smell of this fruit was the epitome of Christmas.
Today that has changed, now in almost every Icelandic supermarket you can choose from at least two types of apples all year round, for prices between around 300 and 900 ISK per kilogram. On average, the price is currently the equivalent of around €3.65 / kg.
But I've heard very vivid descriptions from Icelanders who stood under an apple tree for the first time and were amazed that you could just pick an apple from the tree and actually eat it...
Apples used to be a special luxury in Icelandic cuisine. When I think about that, I really realize how proud the people in Laugarvatnshellar, for example, must have been of their pan for the apple fritters. You can of course also find a traditional recipe for such eplaskífur here on the blog.
You can also find many different recipes for apple cakes on my blog, for example for classic apple cake , for apple cake with vanilla filling and caramel sauce, for a quick everyday apple cake with lots of cinnamon, a very appley apple cake with chopped almonds, a traditional apple cake from the tray or for Eplabúðingur, a delicious winter apple dessert with a pinch of cinnamon. Or a sweet apple bread that tastes really good even on the second and third day when beautifully buttered.
If you don't feel like sweet pastries, you can of course also find savory apple dishes on the blog, for example a tuna and apple salad with leeks and skyr, a fennel and apple salad , which is traditionally served primarily as a side dish Fish dishes were served, a beetroot salad with apple and sour cream or a recipe for cod with bacon and apple cheese sauce .
Apples are wonderfully versatile!
And if you really want to go quickly, you can simply prepare an apple-cinnamon skyr drink .
So now you can indulge in a variety of Icelandic apple dishes to your heart's content this fall! Bon appetit!
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