Posted:
08/25/2020
| by Katie
Apple Picking in Lancaster, PA
As part of your planning during this time, please call or check the website & social media of these properties for their most current operational information.
Brecknock Orchard
390 Orchard Road, Mohnton | Brecknockorchard.com
Just over the border in Berks County you will find Brecknock Orchard. They offer to pick your own apples as well as group tours and fall festival weekends featuring wagon rides, a straw maze, rope maze and outdoor games. Plus, make your own caramel apple, and free samples of apple butter and apple cider. You can always watch applesauce making demonstrations and learn about orchard agriculture at educational displays. Festival activities are from 9 AM to 4 PM on select Saturdays.
Pick Your Own Hours- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 8 AM to 7 PM; Wednesdays and Saturdays, 8 AM to 5 PM
Kauffman’s Fruit Farm & Market
3097 Old Philadelphia Pike, Bird in Hand | Kauffmansfruitfarm.com
If you don’t have time to pick your own apples, but still want some fresh, crisp apples to enjoy this fall, Kauffman’s Fruit Market is the place to go. This fruit farm owns and operates about 100 acres of land, 50 of which are all apples. They offer many varieties of pre-picked apples for you to choose from as well as delicious apple treats and other local goodies.
Market Hours- Monday thru Thursdays, 7 AM to 5:30 PM; Fridays 7 AM to 8:30 PM; Saturdays 7 AM to 5 PM
What to Make:
Apple pies, apple cider, apple donuts, apple crisps, apple fritters- the options are endless. If you aren’t sure what to make we have included a recipe below for one of our favorites- apple dumplings! These cored apples wrapped in buttery pastry dough and baked with cinnamon and brown sugar are a Lancaster County favorite. However, if baking is not your forte, don’t worry there are plenty of local bakeries and markets where you can pick something up to take home… we won’t tell anyone that you didn’t prepare it yourself!
Bird-in-Hand Bakery’s Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings
6 medium baking apples
2 cups flour
2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2/3 cup shortening
1/2 cup milk
Sauce:
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups water
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup butter
Peel and core apples. Leave whole. Mix fl our, baking powder, and salt. Cut in shortening until particles are the size of small peas. Sprinkle milk over mixture and press together lightly, working dough only enough to hold together. Roll out dough and cut into 6 squares. Place an apple on each square. Fill cavity in apple with sugar and cinnamon. Pat dough around apple to cover it completely. Fasten edges securely on top of apple. Place dumplings 1 inch apart in a greased baking pan.
Sauce: Combine brown sugar, water, and cinnamon in saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes, remove from heat, and add butter. Pour sauce over dumplings. Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes. Baste occasionally during baking. Serve hot with milk.