So the apples … described as
A cross between the popular Honeycrisp and Zestar! varieties. Flavor: Juicy and sweet with hints of fall spices. Appearance: blush apple with deep red coloration over a yellow breaking background. Availability: early-season apple, harvested in late August and early September.
Sounds delicious doesn’t it? Well, they are! The SweeTango has combined the tartness I love with a touch of sweetness, a crisp texture and my goodness are they juicy. When deciding how to prepare these I put them on a Sweet/Tart scale somewhere around a 7 (1 being sweet, 10 being tart). Knowing this, I cut the sugar down just a bit so there would be enough to create a saucy apple filling but not enough to hide the wonderful sweet-tart harmony these apples offer.
| Sweet Tango Apple Braid Recipe |
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- 4 Sweet Tango Apples
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1/8 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1 tablespoon butter, cut into chunks
- 1 roll Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (50% bigger style)
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 egg (egg wash)
- pinch of ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Peel, core and cut apples into 8 wedges. Slice each wedge into 3 slices.
- Toss apples with brown sugar, flour and apple pie spice.
- Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and spread out the crescent dough into a rectangle. Press seams together to form a sheet.
- Spoon apples in the center of the dough leaving about 2 inches around the edges.
- Cut edges into 2 inch strips.
- Fold dough strips over the center of the apples, alternating strips to form a loose braid.
- Brush dough with egg wash and top with sugar and cinnamon.
- Baked 25 – 30 minutes until golden brown.
- Serve warm.
Sounds so yummy! I will definitely be giving this a try.
Thanks for posting a clear delicious recipe!
I looks good, I might have to try that.
I haven’t heard of this variety of apples either, I’ll have to keep an eye out for them. Are they more sweet or tart? This looks great as a dessert braid!
PS – I see that you said they are sweet but have no idea what a Zestar apple is too, lol.
LOL I’ve never tried a Zestar either. I think they’re the perfect balance of sweet and tart. Like right in the middle between a red delicious and granny smith but they’re nice and crunch like a granny smith.
OMG, this looks sooo yummy!
That looks tasty.
sounds yummy
That’s so pretty and perfect for fall!
Oh my, that looks yummy! I will look for these apples the next time I shop!
Thanks so much for sharing! My husband absolutely fell in love with the sweetango recipe. Please do keep up the excellent work! Until next time!
Ellie!
Wow that looks amazing, no wonder you blog about recipes you have it going on!
This looks amazing! I think I might try and make this for an upcoming fall party..thanks for sharing!
You can get SweeTangos at Wal Mart!
and Target!
I`ve never heard of Sweet tango apples either! Maybe they have another name they go by? :D Either way I have to try this with readily available Braeburn or something, it looks INCREDIBLE and not impossible even for a n00b baker like myself :D AND there`s only a quarter cup of sugar!! Pretending to be guilt free :D Love it!
Thanks for the post! Bookmarking for later!
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I just realized you never actually specified when/where to put the chunks of butter so I don’t feel so bad about forgetting to do it til it was already in the oven. I assumed it was the same as apple pie anyways. Awesome recipe by the way!