Tastes Like Food

I mentioned making applesauce in my previous post. Here’s the recipe I use. It takes a fair bit of time so I like to do large batches.

Ingredients:

• Apples
• Water
• Optional: Cinnamon, sugar/honey

Directions:

1. Wash, core, and remove bad spots from apples. Cut into quarters or smaller. I don’t remove the skins because I like the texture.
2. Put apples into a pot. The apples will cook down, so you can fill it close to the top.
3. Add water up to about 1/3 of the height of the apples.
4. Bring water to boil, then lower heat to simmer for 30-45 minutes, until apples are soft enough to pierce with fork.
5. Cool applesauce in refridgerator. It doesn’t need to be cold, just needs to be cool enough you can mash it.
6. Mash apples. I use a potato masher.
7. Add cinnamon and sweetener (honey or sugar) to taste.

Note: You can freeze the applesauce–I just use zip lock bags. Once you defrost the sauce, use it in a day or three or it will go bad.