Home made Applesauce!

Applesauce? sure I have a jar right here, no wait I have about twenty jars! because I just made a huge batch of fresh (right off the tree) all natural applesauce.
You might think "all that work for applesauce" and well you would be right, but I have enough home made applesauce to last until May! full of flavor, all natural and really easy to make, heres how ya do it.
I have a Gala apple tree that is about 50 years old and it produces a crisp sweet apple and as you can see they are just beautiful.


I use a apple slicer and then just cut out the seeds with a pairing knife. this is one of three pots I cooked down and yes the skins are left on for the cooking time because they have so much flavor and nutrition. I usually cook my apples at a low heat for about 8 hours
Then I put them through my All Clad food mill to take the skins off and any seeds that might have slipped through the cracks :)





I hope you have noticed that I have not said anything about adding sugar, cinnamon or lemon to keep the color light? that's because if you cook the apples down for the proper length of time then you do not have to add a thing!
Take a look at the color of the apples now and then again at the end, you will see the differences.







The finished product ! ready to be canned (remember to can at the proper temp about 140 is safe.
The slow cooking process concentrates the apples so much that you will end up with apple juice concentrate, I love to mix it with club soda for a awesome all natural sparkling apple juice.
The natural sugar will give you a sweet tart taste with just a hint of Cinnamon, and you didn't add a thing, you just used fresh apples and added some love.
Merry Christmas