Applesauce

Name: Applesauce
Ingredients: 3 to 4 lbs of peeled, cored, and quartered apples; cut in eighths or smaller for a less chunky sauce. (Make sure you use a good cooking apple like Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Granny Smith, Fuji, Jonathan, Mcintosh, or Gravenstein.); 1 teaspoon finely grated (microplane) lemon peel; Juice of one lemon, about 3-4 Tablespoons; 3 inches of cinnamon stick; 1/4 cup of dark brown sugar &; up to 1/4 cup of white sugar; OR; up to 1/2 cup light brown sugar (adjust as needed); 1 cup of water; 1/2 teaspoon of salt

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Ingredients

3 to 4 lbs of peeled, cored, and quartered apples; cut in eighths or smaller for a less chunky sauce. (Make sure you use a good cooking apple like Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Granny Smith, Fuji, Jonathan, Mcintosh, or Gravenstein.)
1 teaspoon finely grated (microplane) lemon peel
Juice of one lemon, about 3-4 Tablespoons
3 inches of cinnamon stick
1/4 cup of dark brown sugar &
up to 1/4 cup of white sugar
OR
up to 1/2 cup light brown sugar (adjust as needed)
1 cup of water
1/2 teaspoon of salt

Directions

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