Applesauce
(Measurements don’t have to be exact. I go with whatever amount of apples we have picked, and adjust to taste after the mashing if necessary. Every year I search and search for my Foley food mill, then end up making it this way instead. Either way works well.)
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 lbs of peeled, cored, and quartered apples.
- 4 strips of lemon zest – Juice of one lemon
- 1 or 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup or so of water — about 2-3 inches on the bottom of the pot, less makes thicker applesauce
- To make this good applesauce OUTRAGEOUSLY good, add 1/2 cup of strawberry puree. Yum!
Directions:
- Put all ingredients into a large pot. Cover. Bring to boil. Lower heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Remove cinnamon sticks. Mash with potato masher.
- Ready to eat. My kids love it warm, but cold is great too. It’ll last up to one year in the freezer.
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I have made applesauce for the twins but all I did was heat up the apples and then put them in the food processor. This recipe sounds much more interesting – I will have to try it. Thanks!
your applesauce recipe and the resulting nectar is divine! I find myself hoping next year will be the ‘big one’ for our apple tree!