{"id":387,"date":"2008-09-10T22:11:10","date_gmt":"2008-09-11T05:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/?p=387"},"modified":"2008-09-10T22:11:10","modified_gmt":"2008-09-11T05:11:10","slug":"homemade-applesauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/2008\/09\/10\/homemade-applesauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Applesauce"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a recent trip to Vancouver, Canada, I admired my hosts’ towering apple tree, as well as the superior taste of the apples.\u00a0 When I found out they simply composted them, I vowed to turn them into something useful.<\/p>\n

First, I collected 24 hours worth of fallen apples.<\/p>\n

\"Apples

Apples in bowls waiting for processing<\/p><\/div>\n

Next, I cut away the bad parts (nice organic, untreated, apples with some worms, impact bruising, and other spots) and cut the apples into quarters.<\/p>\n

\"Cut

Cut apples<\/p><\/div>\n

Then I trimmed out all the cores and any bad spots I missed.\u00a0 I like my sauce with skins left on.\u00a0 They add more depth of flavor, nutrition, and don’t change the texture much.\u00a0 Plus it saves a ton of time.<\/p>\n

Toss some fresh lemon juice in the bowl to reduce browning.<\/p>\n

\"Apples

Apples ready for the cook pot<\/p><\/div>\n

Cook on low heat and stir every few minutes.\u00a0 After a few minutes, they look like this.\u00a0 Add a touch of salt to help them fall apart.\u00a0 If you’re adding sweetener or spices, this is a good time.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

A few more minutes and they’ll look like this.\u00a0 If you want apple butter, cook them even longer.<\/p>\n

\"Apples

Apples ready to be made into sauce<\/p><\/div>\n

Now you can turn them into sauce.<\/p>\n

First though, here’s how not<\/em> to sauce them.<\/p>\n

\"A

A ricer doesn't work on applesauce<\/p><\/div>\n

The ricer seemed like a good idea at the time.\u00a0 But it took a whole lot of pressure just to come up with mostly liquid.\u00a0 It helped to swap the end-piece for one with bigger holes, but only marginally.\u00a0 So, off to the food processor we went!<\/p>\n

\"Cyndi

Cyndi putting the cooked apples into the food processor<\/p><\/div>\n

Don’t overload the food processor.\u00a0 And just pulse the apples a few times so you don’t over process them.\u00a0 I like my applesauce chunky but you can go further and make them smoother.<\/p>\n

\"Perfect

Perfect applesauce<\/p><\/div>\n

At this point, it’s ready to eat.\u00a0 I love it chilled.\u00a0 Our host was planning on using it warmed on pork chops and putting it into recipes.\u00a0 Because of the latter possibility, we measured it into bags two cups at a time.\u00a0 Then we labelled and froze them.\u00a0 I’ve tasted some of the thawed sauce and it’s fabulous.\u00a0 The taste and texture don’t suffer a bit for being frozen.<\/p>\n

\"Applesauce

Applesauce ready for the freezer<\/p><\/div>\n

We made two recipes:<\/h2>\n

Unsweetened Applesauce<\/strong>
\nApples
\nLemon juice
\nSalt<\/p>\n

Apple Butter <\/strong>
\nApples
\nLemon juice
\nSalt
\nGinger
\nCloves
\nCinnamon
\nNutmeg<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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