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Homemade Applesauce
Monday, October 19th, 2009
My mom motivated me to try making homemade applesauce, and it was a huge hit. Mom brought me some apples, and my very nice neighbor had given me some apples they’d picked at the orchard last week, so I started with about 2 dozen apples. Here is the very easy recipe.
Homemade Cinnamon Applesauce
1 dozen apples
3/4 cup water
Cinnamon to taste (I used about 1 tsp)
1. Core and peel your apples. We also cut ours in half even after using the apple corer, thinner slices = less cooking time.
2. Put apples in a large pot and pour in the water. The water should definitely *not* cover the apples, just add enough to cover the bottom of your pot. Your apples will cook down and add more water after simmering.
3. Simmer on medium low for approx. 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Once apples are mashable (check with a fork), put them in a blender or food processor. I blended about a cup at a time. I used the ice crusher/pulse button on my blender, then used the liquefy button after they were sufficiently chopped up. Mom just mashes hers with a potato masher, but I wanted mine less chunky. (Add more of the water from the pot to make your sauce runnier, less to make it thicker.)
5. Cool and eat.
I made two batches – one last night and one this morning. We froze the batch we made last night. We shared half of this morning’s batch with our Monday Fun-day buddies (thanks for the name, Jesse!) and gave the other half to a friend who helped me with a huge sewing project. Each batch probably made 12-16 cups of applesauce. The boys LOVED it; Kieran had 3 servings after we painted this morning.
Helping Grandma start the applesauce
What made it even better is that Kieran helped us make it. He put the apple slices in the pot and then helped me push the buttons on the blender. It was a fun family activity. What a yummy way to usher in the fall!
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Since becoming a mama, my life has changed dramatically. I went from clerking for a federal judge to staying at home with our son, Kieran. My intense love of education and the law has morphed into a fascination with researching and writing about parenting. I am blessed with a partner (Tom) who feels as passionately as I do about raising a son who is loved and respected.