Long story short the combo of apples was delicious.
I tried a lot of new things for this pie after seeing an insanely huge and delicious apple
Pie in the Netherlands (should have ordered it).
Cortlamd - always a favorite when baking
Honey crisp - always good
Matsu - which I hadn’t had before worked well in the combo, broke down the most (and they are big) and added a little tartness but not tons.
In the days when apples were mostly local, our favorites for pies were Greening, Baldwin, Cortland, and, I think, Jonathan. Now I would add Mutsu/Fuji. Northern Spy was always iffy due to its lateness, but now with climate change, can sometimes be found. Curiously, Red Delicious can be good if picked slightly under ripe and also grown locally and used immediately.
