| Ascension Cafe’s Applesauce from the Cosmic Windfall |
Recipe Type: Heavenly Appetiser
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Prep time: 30 mins
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 1 hour
Serves: 12
Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.” ♥ Genesis 1:29 (NIV)
Ingredients
- Honeycrisps with Jonagolds are plenty sweet. They’re great for babies as they don’t need any sugar. Other favorites for making sauce are the McIntosh. Try experimenting a little to find a blend that excites you. Red Delicious can be combined with a softer variety like the Macoun in different ratios to get a texture that’s completely yours.
- 1/2 bushel apples, washed, cored and quartered
- 0 to 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 to 1 T. cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Instructions
- Place apples in a pot and add enough water to barely cover the bottom of the pan. The apples will release own their juices as they cook, they cook.
- Simmer over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until apples are very soft and mushy.
- Process in manageable batches with a food mill over a large bowl.
- Discard skins retained by the screen.
- Gradually add sugar if needed.
- Add cinnamon and nutmeg; stir well.
- If necessary, return to heat and simmer to reduce liquid.
- Fill containers to within one inch of the top and cover.
- Let containers sit until sauce cools to room temperature, then freeze.