It is apple season, and with the extraordinary amount of apples being sold by the bushel what’s a gal to do? Make applesauce, of course!
Ingredients:
- 2-3 lbs apples (granny smiths, jonagolds, whatever you have in your fruit bowl)
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 1/4 cups water (approx.)
- 1/4 of a lemon’s juice
- 1 tsp cinnamon (or more, I eyeballed)
- a dash of nutmeg
- 1 tsp vanilla
Peel, core, and quarter all the apples. Place in a large pot with water just enough to cover the bottom of the pot plus a little more, add the orange juice and bring to a boil. Once boiled let it simmer for 30-40 minutes until nice and soft. After 40 minutes the apples should be so soft you won’t even need to put the mixture in a blender (although, I am also a fan of chunks of apple in my sauce). Add the lemon, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla to taste. Add a dash of sugar if you like your sauce on the sweet side, but it really isn’t necessary.
Enjoy! I usually like to pair my applesauce with baguette and cheese (Shropshire Blue or Fourme d’Ambert taste delicious with it), but of course it’s also great straight out of a bowl.
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