Bramley apples

Yes, I think you could grow one and keep it well pruned. Ours should have been pruned more and got so top-heavy with apples last year that it fell down.
Apple crumble
Tarte tatin
Apple (stewed) with sultanas and cinnamon
Apple sauce
Apple jelly
Apple and chilli jelly
etc

They are lovely with blueberries too. I have a Bradley apple tree we planted here in France about18 years ago - they grow much bigger here but this year we have none.

with blackcurrants, blackberries, redcurrants, raspberries - the list is endless.

Cider?

Apple fritters, baked apples, apple snow, apple meringue pie,
apple cake. LOADS of ways with lovely Bramleys! (Am happy to be a product tester if required! )

how did I forget baked apples?
The best Bramley pudding

I made Apple butter. It can be used as a garnish with cold meats and cheese, and it's lovely on toast. It freezes beautifully. I'm on the last servings from last year's crop. The apples are reduced way down and turn a lovely golden colour.
Google for various recipes.

App!e and date chutney, need U say more. ?

Any tips for rock hard tasteless pears!

We love spiced pickled pears - delicious with cold meats and will be ready for December if done soon.

Pickled pears recipe - BBC Food - BBC.com

There are other recipes online

Pears poached in red wine. Plus a little extra sugar.
Cook them in a slow oven, covered.
Works with small onions too .

ps I'm gong to have a go at Tarte Tatin with Bramleys. I made it once with other apples and it was lovely, though rather fiddly.

I missed Bramley apples when I first went to France, so planted two. Last year, before we left, they cropped wonderfully. My garden now is too small to have one... but will always remember those lovely trees.

I’m not sure if they will work for Tarte Tatin ... they don’t hold their shape like dessert apples. Tend to go fluffy, which is why they make great stewed apple. ?