Smooth and Easy Applesauce
published by MaryalyceA on Nov 9, 2011
A very easy method of making smooth applesauce. This is spicier and a bit less sweet than commercial applesauce.
The most daunting thing about homemade applesauce is all the peeling and coring. You can cut down the time for this enormously by using a mechanical apple peeler and an apple slicer/corer. You can find these in hardware stores or online.
You can also make applesauce easier simply by using a soft type of apple, such as Macintosh. Macintoshes not only cook up fast but have a particularly good flavor for applesauce.
Ingredients
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3 # Macintosh apples, peeled, cored and cut up 2/3 cups sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves |
Directions
Cook the apples very soft. Put them (and the juice that cooked out of them) through a food mill. Add the sugar and spice and stir until all of the sugar is dissolved.
Tips
This recipe makes a scant three cups of applesauce.
Do use a food mill, not a food processor. A food mill is a bit old fashioned, but it’s the right tool for this job because it removes the coarse parts of fruits or vegetables instead of just chopping them up. You can buy a food mill in many hardware stores.
I think this is enough sugar for sweeter apples, such as Macintosh, but sweetening for applesauce is very much a matter of personal preference. Taste the sauce after mixing in the sugar and spice, and add a bit of sugar if it seems too tart.The most daunting thing about homemade applesauce is all the peeling and coring. You can cut down the time for this enormously by using a mechanical apple peeler and an apple slicer/corer. You can find these in hardware stores or online.
You can also make applesauce easier simply by using a soft type of apple, such as Macintosh. Macintoshes not only cook up fast but have a particularly good flavor for applesauce.
Ingredients
|
3 # Macintosh apples, peeled, cored and cut up 2/3 cups sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves |
Directions
Cook the apples very soft. Put them through a food mill. Add the sugar and spice and stir until all of the sugar is dissolved.
Tips
This recipe makes about three cups of applesauce.
Do use a food mill, not a food processor. A food mill is a bit old fashioned, but it’s the right tool for this job because it removes the coarse parts of fruits or vegetables instead of just chopping them up. You can buy a food mill in many hardware stores.
I think this is enough sugar for sweeter apples, such as Macintosh, but sweetening for applesauce is very much a matter of personal preference. Taste the sauce after mixing in the sugar and spice, and add a bit of sugar if it seems too tart.
