Fresh Homemade Applesauce!

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What would autumn be without apples?  I just cannot imagine this season without this wonderful fruit, whether eaten straight from our hands or prepared in some wonderful recipe.  This month is my very first to participate in the wildly popular "Secret Recipe Club" and I was assigned to an absolutely beautiful blog with a sub-title that tops them all "Without Adornment ~ A Quest to be Myself".  A lovely young woman named "Bean" is the author of this delightful blog and has one some of the best photography talent in blog-land (in my humble opinion).  I hope that everyone will give her a visit for both her recipes, photography, and philosophy on life! 

One of the most simple and yet satisfying apple recipes that everyone in the family enjoys is for homemade applesauce.  For this busy working woman, nothing beats simplicity with yumminess and this recipe meets both of those!  I had to try Bean's version.  For her post, she also provides us with wonderful advice on canning applesauce (which I have never done).  I made two different versions, plain and simple as instructed in Bean's recipe and then with some cinnamon for a second version.  Both are delicious!  Enjoy!

Homemade Applesauce

Tart apples
Water
Sugar
Cinnamon (for the second version, if desired)
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Wash the apples, remove any spots and chop into halves, quarters or eighths depending on the size of the apple. Don’t worry about removing the stems or cores as the food mill will take care of that.
Put cut apples into a large pot with an inch or two of water in the bottom.
Bring the pot up to a boil, stirring moderately frequently.
Once the pot comes up to the boil, turn it down to medium heat and stew until the apples are falling apart.
Remove the pot from the heat and place the foley food mill (or whatever you are using) over another large pot.
Scoop the apple stew into the food mill and process. Periodically scrape out the skins, stems and seeds once the flesh has been removed.
Once all the applesauce has been processed, return pot to heat and bring up to a boil.
Once boiling, turn down the heat and add sugar until the desired sweetness. Adjust consistency either by reducing or adding more water. Remove from heat.


For further instructions on canning applesauce, please click on the link above which takes you directly to her post.
I hope that everyone will enjoy a fresh taste of autumn with this delicious applesauce recipe!

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