TeacherZee Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Okay be kind this is my first thread. Our apple trees have been very good to us this year and I want to make apple sauce. Does anyone have a good recipes? Any tips and/or tricks I should think off? The apples are all excellent for cooking (made openface apple pie with them the other night) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 You don't need a recipe - just cut up the apples, like for pie and throw them in the pot. Add a little water. Boil. Keep throwing in more as you cut. By the time you're tired of cutting apples, they'll be done. :001_smile: I usually add some sugar, til it tastes good. I also prefer them peeled, but that not really necessary either. Some people put a little lemon juice in so it doesn't darken. MIL quarters the apples (seeds, skins and all) and cooks them. Then she runs it through a sieve type of thing. It comes out a little smoother and pinker, but is too much work for me. I used to can it but, for some reason, there's never any left:glare: You can also freeze applesauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Here's my recipe: Apples. That's it! :) I just cook down apples and freeze it in ziploc bags or other containers. You can also can it. You have to start with a decent tasting apple to just use apples, but it's quick and easy. And you know what makes it even easier? I don't even peel the apples! The cooking down makes them soft enough that you can't even tell there's peel in there. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blessed2fosteradopt Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 ....for the first time. I used Gala, Granny Smith and Red Delicious and did exactly what the first poster said except that I did not add any sugar at all as it did not need it. After it was done, I sprinkled it with cinammon and my kids and I gobbled it up. It was delicious. Have fun!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We have 8 apple trees in our orchard so I've done tons of applesauce, however, I never use a recipe. I just quarter the apples, cutting out any bad spots, heat in boiling water w/about a T. of lemon juice until slightly soft and put through a saucer (neat little machine that separates the peel and seeds). Then I sweeten the applesauce to taste - we not 'sugar' people so most people would probably want it sweeter. Then I either can or freeze. Frozen applesauce taste great. Or just keep in the fridge and eat fresh. You really can't go wrong with applesauce. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 Thanks so much! I'll get onto it tomorrow. I'm glad I don't need a recipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Okay be kind this is my first thread. LOL, I don't see how this thread could go south unless there's some kind of politics behind your request (Obama prefers x-type of apple while McCain is a y-type eater?!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted August 25, 2008 Author Share Posted August 25, 2008 LOL, I don't see how this thread could go south unless there's some kind of politics behind your request (Obama prefers x-type of apple while McCain is a y-type eater?!) Hehe...true...but I have been known on other boards to post things that didn't AT ALL turn out how I had planed so... :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxxxxx Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 red hot candies. It is delicious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I peel, core and slice them and toss them in a pot and cook them with the lid on (waterless cookware). The applesauce is done quickly, and I like it chunky. I don't add anything except a little cinnamon. If the apples were sour (which they have never been), I would add a little brown sugar. RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We (finally) have a Pear Harvest this year, and have made delicious Pear Sauce, Pear Pie, Pear Cobbler--tastes like apple! (Baking consistency, etc. is very similar) We love chunky, homemade Apple Sauce. If you want a change, you can stir in (part of) a can of Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce (not jellied) like you use at Thanksgiving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenParrish Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 We have 8 apple trees in our orchard so I've done tons of applesauce, however, I never use a recipe. I just quarter the apples, cutting out any bad spots, heat in boiling water w/about a T. of lemon juice until slightly soft and put through a saucer (neat little machine that separates the peel and seeds). Then I sweeten the applesauce to taste - we not 'sugar' people so most people would probably want it sweeter. Then I either can or freeze. Frozen applesauce taste great. Or just keep in the fridge and eat fresh. You really can't go wrong with applesauce. Janet I could not have said it better myself. For variety, we add brown sugar to some but my kids like it without anything in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 If you have a Kitchenaid mixer, the food mill attachment is the greatest thing ever for making apple (and tomato) sauce. I slice and cook the apples (no need to core) then toss them in there--it spits seeds and skins out one end and applesauce out the other. There's a lot less waste since I don't have to core them (and I put the seeds and skins part through a second time to squeeze even more sauce out). Plus it's kind of fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeacherZee Posted August 28, 2008 Author Share Posted August 28, 2008 I made it today and it worked really well. I followed the "keep peeling and cutting until you get bored" version and I didn't have to add any sugar at all. Thank you so much everyone for you help!:grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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