In the fall, many families have impressive stocks of apples. Someone makes jams, someone bakes a delicious charlotte, but some of the apples still remain, and it is quite difficult to keep them fresh at home. The best way is to make applesauce. The recipe can be adjusted for all tastes. There are options that can then be used for mousse or baking. You can make baby puree from apples, which is suitable for feeding. In a word, this blank is universal. It is only necessary to master a few nuances.
How to make applesauce for a child?
For complementary foods, it is best to make a product without sugar and other components. To preserve maximum vitamins, use an enameled pan, a wooden spoon and a crush for cooking. Wash and peel apples, removing not only seeds but also peel. Cut them into thin slices, place the dishes on a small fire and wait until the fruit gives off juice. After its appearance, reduce the heat to a minimum, as apples should languish, not boil. Simmer for about forty minutes, stirring occasionally so as not to burn. When the apples are soft, turn off the heat and chop the fruit into a smoothie. Put the dishes on the stove again and boil the apples. Boil for a couple of minutes, stirring gently. Lay out the still hot mashed potatoes in clean glass jars, cover with lids, turn the jars over and wrap. After cooling completely, store the resulting mashed apples.
Sugar puree recipe
If you do not plan to feed the baby, but just want to make a blank for the winter, you can add other ingredients in the puree. The standard option is sweet applesauce. The recipe is as follows: per kilogram of fruit you will need one hundred and fifty milliliters of water and a half cup of granulated sugar. Wash and peel the apples thoroughly, remove the cores and cut the fruit into cubes. Pour sugar in water and stir, pour apples into a bowl and send to a stove to simmer on low heat. Cook for twenty minutes, stirring gently. Softened apples, mash the mashed potato a little. Arrange the product in sterilized jars, roll up and store in a cool place. It doesn’t matter if you plan to use the preparation in its pure form or as a filling for homemade pies, you will definitely like this apple puree.
Condensed Milk Recipe
This option for making applesauce guarantees a particularly delicate and mouth-watering result. Take one and a half kilograms of apples, one hundred grams of sugar and two hundred and fifty grams of condensed milk. Peel the apples from the peel and seeds, cut and fold into a saucepan, pour half a glass of water and cook until soft. Cool a little and make apple puree with the help of a crush. The recipe advises further to add one hundred grams of sugar, but to taste you can reduce or increase this amount. Boil the sweetened mashed potatoes, boil for ten minutes, then add condensed milk and pour a gentle dessert into sterilized jars in a couple of minutes. It turns out mashed potatoes with a very mild creamy taste that the whole family likes.