So, continuing on with the plethora of apples that
we have, we are going to make applesauce, today.
So, I have four pounds of cut and
quartered apple slices in my big pot.
I'm going to add to that a cup of water.
Three tablespoons of apple cider vinegar.  You
can use lemon juice, if you don't have apple
cider vinegar.  But,  I like the apple flavor in that.
And then, I'm going to take...
I need a lemon peel.  So, instead of what you
normally would do, like zesting of a lemon,
we're gonna peel it with a vegetable peeler.
So, I'm just gonna go around,...
like that.
We need one more of those.
There we go.
Just a little bit of lemon peel.
Then, I've got a half a cup of sugar.
I have a teaspoon of cinnamon.
And, I have a half a teaspoon of salt.
Now, we're going to turn the heat on to medium.
I'm going to stir this all up; and,
we're going to bring this to a boil.
There we go.  I'm going to turn this up, just a little bit.
It's got it at about a seven.
I'm gonna put the lid on and wait for it to come to a boil.
So, our...The water is starting to boil.
So, all I'm gonna do now is I'm going
to turn the heat down to about a four,...
I'm gonna set my timer for 20 minutes and I'm just
going to let these simmer for the next 20 minutes.
So, our apples have been simmering for about
20 minutes.  Now, I'm gonna turn the heat off.
I'm going to drain them.
So, I've got a colander right here.
Now, I'm going to sift through and find those lemon
peels, because those are not going to mush when we...
try to mush our apples.
There's one.
And, there's the last one.
So, now all I'm going to do is take
my Mix & Chop; and, I'm going to...
You can use a potato masher, if you have it.
All we're going to do is mash up
the apples until we get applesauce.
And, if you like it less chunky, you can
put it in a food processor on puree.
Or, you can blend it.
Or, you can use it even in an
immersion blender, would work.
I'm just gonna do it by hand.
Okay.  So, we're gonna let...Now that our apple sauce
has been thoroughly mashed, we're gonna let this
cool down to room temperature for about an hour.
And then, we'll stick it in the refrigerator.
Now, you're fresh applesauce will
last about a week in the refrigerator.
