Homemade Applesauce

Again approximately other apple tree recipe that I was hesitant to brand all these years, but I gave inward to my boy this fourth dimension around. I never attempted it because I did non desire to unloosen the nutrition past times cooking apples. I decided to accept a balanced approach, which mightiness seem obvious from approximately of my recent posts. I am trying to honour the correct residuum betwixt the strict mom who looks at everything from the nutritional holler for of persuasion as well as a loving mom who wants satisfy her son's cravings alongside homemade goodies :-).
I possess got made hot apple tree cider as well as apple tree sauce a few times this apple tree season. I purchase apples from our local farm's apple tree pie blend, which is a mix of a few unlike kinds of apples. Mixing upwards a few unlike varieties gives the apple tree sauce a prissy mix of sweetness, tartness as well as other flavors. I did non add together whatever saccharide (of course of pedagogy not, every bit I cannot stray every bit good far from my quicknhealthy principles ;-)). I also did non add together whatever flavor enhancers since nosotros all similar nutrient plainly as well as simple, as well as no preservatives, every bit nosotros are merely making it to eat it this flavour as well as non planning to save it for later.

Ingredients:

• Apples - 8 (I used four unlike kinds Empire, Gala, Ginger gilt as well as Mutsu)
• Any additions or flavor enhancers - lemon juice, cinnamon, orangish zest (I merely operate on it plain) 

Directions:

• Wash the apples well, take essence as well as cutting each into virtually sixteen pieces. (I larn out the peel on for the prissy colouring for my apple tree sauce as well as of course of pedagogy for whatever extra flavor as well as nutrition that it is going to retain)
• Add them to a soup pot or whatever heavy bottom pan. Start cooking covered on really depression temperature. 
• Once the apples starting fourth dimension heating upwards as well as starts sweating releasing approximately of its ain liquid for cooking, you lot tin convey upwards temperature to medium. Continue cooking on medium heat. (Add whatever flavor enhancers at this point).
• Keep checking as well as stirring if needed. In virtually 30-45 minutes, apples should last cooked merely enough. 
• Remove from flaming as well as permit it cool completely.
• Puree using a blender as well as nutrient processor. 
• Serve directly or shop refrigerated inward drinking glass jars. 
• This makes virtually four cups of apple tree sauce. Enjoy!!

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