Sweetango apples - good for baking?

[diesel]

We're headed to the orchard this weekend, and it looks like the Sweetango variety apples are ripe for picking. This is a new variety to me, and internet searches for more info about bake-ability led nowhere.

So . . . does anyone out there know whether Sweetango makes a nice pie? Crisp? Etc.?

[kpaumer]

I found them at Wegman's, crisp and sweet. Holds up well in the frig.

[greygarious]

I heard the author of a new apple cookbook being interviewed on the radio. She said being a newer commercial variety, SweeTangos are scarce but the best place to look for them is, of all places, Walmart, which has a contract for most of the commercial supply.

[NotLarryOrMoe]

I think they are great for pies and crisps. They hold a slice when baked for pies, make a chunky applesauce if you try to cook them down. They tend to be a little more expensive then your standard apple, but they have a marvelous flavor that stays when you cook with them.

[diesel]

Thank you! We ended up mistakenly picking a different variety, so didn't end up with Sweetangos. Oh well.

[momskitchen]

I have never heard of them but they sound like they are going to be the next big thing. Tell us what you find out....