It's apple season! I love this time of year, not only because of the delicious apples, but the beautiful weather that goes along with them.
On Saturday we made a trip to an apple farm about an hour out of town. My sole purpose was to get apples for making sauce. And I picked up a few for snacks... I probably would have bought out the whole farm if I had the room in the car. Fresh apples are the best heaven on earth.
Yesterday I turned 20 pounds of these
into this
which then became 13 of those lovely pints you see in the top picture. The boys had a few bowlfuls for lunch, including the baby who, after the first bite, responded by opening his mouth very wide and lunging for the spoon. I think he liked it.
I used mostly Golden Blush, with a few (maybe 4 or 5) Red Delicious thrown in. I also added a bit of cinnamon, since I like spiced applesauce. The apples are so delicious on their own that I only added a tiny bit of sugar - a half, maybe three quarters of a cup total for all 20 pounds. I just doubled the juice and cinnamon in the recipe for my 20 pounds.
Applesauce - makes 8 pints or 4 quarts
12 pounds apples, peeled, cored and quartered*
Up to 3 cups sugar - optional and to taste
4 Tbs bottled lemon juice
1-2 tsp cinnamon
Place apple chunks into a large pot with just enough water to prevent sticking. Bring to a boil over medium high heat and boil until apples are soft. Let cool slightly.*I left all of mine with the peels and cores intact, removing nothing but the stem and chopping them into quarters. Then I just ran them through my food mill/strainer and it worked perfectly. So much less work, and so much quicker.
Working in batches, transfer to a food mill or food processor and puree apples. Return to pot, adding sugar and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and stir to prevent sticking, then keep at a low simmer while filling jars.
Fill sterilized jars to 1/2" headspace. Water bath both pints & quarts for 20 minutes.
I still have quite a few Golden Blush left, which I think I will use the make turnovers or some delicious dessert!
Happy Eating,
Meg
6 comments:
Oh man, that sounds so delicious! I love the description of the baby lunging for the spoon.
Are you going to make an apple pie? With LARD in the crust?
It looks and sounds yummy and I love that the baby is now a number one fan. That is so cute. I also like the way you made it. I never thought about putting it through a food mill. What a great idea.
Hi Meg!
I wondered if, in your opinion and/or experience freezing would work (or not, lol)
I'm going to be trying my first (small)experimental batch this season and striving to keep super simple - so freezing came to mind. Lots of how to's on the net for freezing but I'd love a trusted opinion (if you have time to share your thoughts).
Many thanks
Issy
Yummy! The applesauce looks great. I also heard it was a good idea to leave the skins on because it gives the applesauce a nice color.
It looks great Meg. I like apple sauce on my cream of wheat. Try it
yum! i love your idea about skipping the coring.
let the processer do the work.
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