Basic English Apple Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
| Lemon | 1 | |
| Apple cider | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Apples | 6 Large | |
| Cinnamon - 1 stick 2-inch (5 cm) | ||
| Citron | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), diced | |
| Superfine-grind white sugar - to taste | ||
| Cinnamon | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Butter | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Nutmeg - to taste, freshly ground | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1) Thinly scrape or slice off the lemon rind, mince finely.
2) In a small bowl, soak the rind in 2 tablespoons of the apple cider.
3) Peel and slice the apples without coring, into 3/8-inch-thick discs; reserve the skin.
4) Brush a 3 1/2-cup metal baking pan with butter.
MAKING
5) In the prepared pan, arrange the apple slices in layers and place
the cinnamon stick between the layers.
6) Add half the citron and minced lemon rind with its soaking cider.
7) Place the apple skins, with the cut side down, on top of the apples, overlapping to form sealing lid.
8) Drizzle over the remaining cider, cover the pan with aluminum foil.
9) In a 3-quart pressure cooker, pour 3/4 cup hot water, place the base rack and set the baking pan over it.
10) Place the lid, bring up the pressure to 15 pounds and cook for 8 minutes.
11) Turn off the heat and allow the pressure lower gradually in about 5 minutes.
12) Discard the apple peelings and cinnamon stick.
13) Stir in the sugar to taste and ground cinnamon, if desired, mashing the the apples coarsely.
14) Beat in the chopped citron, butter and nutmeg to taste with a wooden fork.
SERVING
15) Use as required or serve with the pork loin or the spareribs or English-style roast goose.
1) Thinly scrape or slice off the lemon rind, mince finely.
2) In a small bowl, soak the rind in 2 tablespoons of the apple cider.
3) Peel and slice the apples without coring, into 3/8-inch-thick discs; reserve the skin.
4) Brush a 3 1/2-cup metal baking pan with butter.
MAKING
5) In the prepared pan, arrange the apple slices in layers and place
the cinnamon stick between the layers.
6) Add half the citron and minced lemon rind with its soaking cider.
7) Place the apple skins, with the cut side down, on top of the apples, overlapping to form sealing lid.
8) Drizzle over the remaining cider, cover the pan with aluminum foil.
9) In a 3-quart pressure cooker, pour 3/4 cup hot water, place the base rack and set the baking pan over it.
10) Place the lid, bring up the pressure to 15 pounds and cook for 8 minutes.
11) Turn off the heat and allow the pressure lower gradually in about 5 minutes.
12) Discard the apple peelings and cinnamon stick.
13) Stir in the sugar to taste and ground cinnamon, if desired, mashing the the apples coarsely.
14) Beat in the chopped citron, butter and nutmeg to taste with a wooden fork.
SERVING
15) Use as required or serve with the pork loin or the spareribs or English-style roast goose.
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