There’s no better way to celebrate fall than a trip to a local orchard. Afterwards, you’ll want these tools and ingredients to turn your sweet, juicy haul into doughnuts, apple pies, crisps, and more. Happy picking!
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ProductPastry Cloth and Rolling Pin Cover
If there’s one little thing you can do to improve your relationship with pie dough, it’s this: Get a pastry cloth and rolling pin cover. No fancy gadgets or elaborate hacks can beat the simplicity, economy, and effectiveness of this old-fashioned duo. To use, just rub flour into the canvas cloth and the stretchy rolling pin sleeve. The fabric absorbs excess flour and prevents dough from sticking. -
ProductOxo Apple Corer
We’re especially glad to have OXO’s apple corer on hand when we make baked apples or tarte Tatin. The tool removes the core and ends in one swift motion. Serrations at the end make it easy to plunge the tool into the apple, and the soft rubber grip prevents slippage when your hands are slick with apple juice. -
ProductCarr's Ciderhouse Cider Syrup
Handcrafted in Massachusetts, this syrup captures apple season in a bottle by boiling down cider from a family-owned orchard. It’s an essential ingredient for Cider Doughnuts, and it’s also fantastic on pancakes and French toast, in whiskey cocktails, or as a glaze for pork. -
ProductAteco Doughnut Cutter
Yes, you can cut out our to-die-for cider doughnuts with a large and small cookie cutter, but this stainless-steel 3-1/2-inch doughnut cutter makes the process more streamlined and also ensures that your holes are centered. -
ProductWilton Leaves and Acorns Cookie Cutters
Create Carolyn Weil’s Leaf-Topped Apple Pie or Abby Dodge’s cutout-crust Caramel-Apple Pie (shown) using Wilton’s 9-piece leaf and acorn cookie cutters. The set includes a variety of sizes, so you can create your own design (though cutouts are best done with the smallest cutters so the filling doesn’t burn). -
ProductBrooklyn Brew Shop Hard Cider Kit
If you’ve ever brewed your own beer (or just thought about it) DIY hard cider is just as easily within reach, with this handy kit from Brooklyn Brew Shop. It includes all the equipment and ingredients you’ll need, minus the apples or cider (pick up your own at a local orchard). Its compact size (each kit makes 1 gallon of cider) makes it both manageable and giftable. -
ProductEmile Henry Ruffled Pie Plate
Step aside, utilitarian aluminum and glass pie plates: Emile Henry’s ruffled dish is far more elegant. Made from Burgundian clay, which is known for its excellent heat retention and distribution, this dish comes in five colors and is fridge, freezer, microwave, and oven safe. -
ProductT-Fal Ingenio Rolling Pin
Getting pie crust right can be challenging for any baker, but T-Fal’s Ingenio rolling pin makes it that much easier. The nonstick surface prevents dough from sticking, meaning less flour for your work surface (and hence, less mess). Built-in legs keep the pin from rolling away when you’re done with it. -
ProductBack to Basics Apple Peeler
Think of Back to Basics’ cast-iron Peel Away Peeler as the original spiralizer: It can handily shave the peel off an apple in about four seconds, and it also has an attachment that lets you simultaneously peel, core, and slice an apple into perfect 1⁄4-inch-thick slices. If you do a lot of baking with apples, this little machine will save you time and effort and make a dull task a LOT more fun.
