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Market Hours
Open August 14, 2010
August - Sept.
Closed Mondays
Tues - Sun 11 - 6 pm
October
Open everyday,
11-6 p.m.
Tours offered
9 a.m. on
Location:
4344 - 13 Mile Road
Sparta, Michigan 49345
Phone:
616-887-2404
Directions:
Take 13 Mile Road ½ mile W. of Fruit Ridge, or 2.3 miles W. of M-37 at Sparta
Map:
Click here for a map to Steffens Orchard Market
Featured Items
Peaches are still available for a few more days but will soon end. Blueberries are done. Paula Red apples are in the market. U-Pick Paula's are done. W now have Golden Supreme, Gala, and Honeycrisp in the market. U-Pick Honeycrisp is NOT ready yet but probably soon. McIntosh (we pick) will be available this weekend..
Come and meet "Peaches," our Golden Retriever puppy. You will love "Peaches."
Sparta Festival
The Sparta "Harvest on the Ridge Apple Festival", was a great success in 2009 and 2010 will be even better. You can download the 2010 schedule of events and scarecrow contest rules at www.spartachamber.com . We will also have the contest rules available at the market.
Put Sept. 24-25 on your calendar and consider entering the scarecrow contest.
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Apple French Toast |
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Baked Apple French Toast
1 large loaf French Bread
1 T. Vanilla
8 eggs (can use part Egg Beaters)
5 tart apples
3 cups milk 
2 tsp. Cinnamon
¾ cup sugar, divided
2 T. butter or margarine
Nuts (optional)
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Peel, core and slice the apples.
- Spray 9 x 13 pan lightly with vegetable oil spray.
- Slice bread into 1 ½ inch slices and place slices tightly together in pan.
- Place eggs in bowl and beat lightly.
- Add milk, ¼ sup sugar and vanilla, then mix.
- Pour ½ of liquid over bread slices in pan.
- Place apple slices on top of bread slices.
- Pour remaining liquid over apples.
- Mix remaining ½ cup sugar with cinnamon and sprinkle over apples.
- Dot with butter.
- Sprinkle nuts on top if desired.
- Bake for 35 minutes.
- Serve with maple syrup or Steffens Topping - Tart Cherry or Strawberry
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Apples
Eating U-Pick*
- Paulared*
- Gingergold
- Golden Supreme
- Gala*
- Honey Crisp*
- Red Delicious*
- Fuji*
- Braeburn
- Cameo*
Baking
- Cortland*
- Jonathan*
- Jonagold*
Applesauce
- Rome Beauty*
- Northern Spy
- Idared*
- Golden Delicious*
- McIntosh
Pies
- Golden Supreme
- Cortland*
- Jonathan*
- Idared*
- Northern Spy
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Apples • Cherries • Peaches • Cider • Caramel Apples • Preserves • Pies • Dips • Soups • Sauces • Toppings • Fillings • Special Activities
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