With Camp Dorothy in full swing, and its namesake not too excited about getting 5 servings of fruits and vegetables, I was delighted to pick up a half peck of Golden Delicious apples from the cart of clearance produce at our local grocery store. Each piece of fruit had a blemish or bruise, perfect for making homemade applesauce. Also, homemade applesauce means the cook can control the amount of sugar added. Which in this case was very little since Golden Delicious is a sweet variety of apple. Here’s how to make it.
Ingredients:
1/2 peck of apples
sugar to taste
cinnamon to taste
Steps:
First, wash, peel, quarter and core apples. Or use a handy-dandy apple peeler-corer to make the job easier.
This much easier. Just cut the peeled apple in two, and you’re hand will be full of thin, beautifully sliced apples
Second, rinse sliced apples. Cover bottom of a large pot with 2–3 inches of water and add the apples.
Third, put the pot on the stove over medium-high heat. Bring pot to a boil, turn down to simmer, and cover. Cook for about an hour, stirring occasionally…until the apples are cooked down and fall apart.
Like this.
Then, turn off heat and mash the apples with a potato masher to the consistency you desire.
Finally, add cinnamon and sugar to taste. Consider engaging a taste tester for quality control.
Pour into a serving bowl and serve warm or cold. Store in the refrigerator. Or ladle sauce into freezer containers. When thawed, frozen applesauce tastes as fresh as the day it was made!
