Applesauce is a sauce made from apples. You can make it with either peeled or unpeeled apples. I prefer to peel my apples. You can sweeten it with white sugar, brown sugar, honey, molasses or not put any of these i.e. just depend on the natural sweetness of the apples. I usually do not add sugar to my applesauce as I like the natural sweetness as well as the tanginess of the apples. If I do not add an sweeteners, my applesauce will be pale yellow in colour (3rd and 4th photo) instead of the brownish colour if I had added any of those sweeteners. I usually use Granny Smith to make my applesauce.
When I make applesauce, it is mainly to spread on my bread. However, you can use it as a one to one replacement for oil or melted butter called for in cakes, bread or other bakes. It will make them moist and tasty.
Ingredients:
- 4 Granny Smith apples
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- lemon juice
Method:
- Remove the skin of the apples, core them and chop them up.
- Place all the chopped apple and water into a saucepan.
- Turn on the fire and cook the apples till they are soft and mushy.
- Add sugar, cinnamon powder and lemon to the saucepan.
- Transfer the applesauce to a bowl.
- Let it cool down completely.
- Store it in a glass bottle.
- Store the bottle in the refrigerator.