Homemade Applesauce

If you ask me what I love making in the fall I will say APPLESAUCE APPLESAUCE APPLESAUCE! I started making it last year, I can't tell you how many times I made it last fall and winter. I froze enough to hopefully last the year and it did last a while, but we ran out in May or June and with apple out of season and not locally grown, it just doesn't taste the same, plus the prices were insanely high! So my local Stop & Shop had apples on sale for .88 a pound... I couldn't resist the overwhelming urge to make applesauce. So I picked up a peck and skipped home. I didn't wait long, well I waited as long as it took me to clean off my counters and get out my knives and cutting sheet! I sliced and corded all the apples, got the pot going and I was in applesauce business!

I went from this:

To this:

Ingredients:

1 Peck of apples (5-6 lbs)

1/2 to 1 cup water

Sugar (white & brown), honey & cinnamon to taste

Equipment Needed:

Large Crockpot Pan

Food Mill

Directions:

core & quater cut apples

Put in Pan, add water when done

cook on low uncovered. When water starts to boil mix around apples once in a while... add in sugars, honey & cinnamon now. I usually had about 1/2 cup of white sugar and about 1/4 cup loose brown sugar.... a couple squirts of my honey and a few shakes of cinnamon.

when all the apples seem soft (maybe an hour) remove from heat. Using the mill and a bowl put the apples through the mill to create your applesauce and keep the skins out of your sauce! Serve warm for a yummy treat or put in smaller containers and freeze for later use.