Farmhouse Cranberry Applesauce For The Holiday Table Food

CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300.
• Sprinkle the fresh cranberries in a 9x13 baking dish.
• Pour the sugar over the tops of the cranberries and coat well.
• Cover the baking dish well with foil making sure to pinch the sides down well.
• Bake at 300 for 1 hour and remove from the oven and remove the foil.
• Stir very gently.
• Add the orange juice and apple sauce and stir in gently.
• Allow to cool on a cooling rack and then place into containers to go into the fridge. Keep covered tightly until ready to serve.

CRANBERRY APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan cook the apples, the cranberries, the sugar, the apple juice or water, the cinnamon stick, and the zest over moderate heat, stirring, for 15 minutes, or until the apples are very soft. Discard the cinnamon stick and the zest, force the apple mixture through the medium disk of a food mill into a bowl, and stir in the butter. Serve the applesauce warm or chilled. The applesauce keeps, covered and chilled, for 1 week.

FARMHOUSE CRANBERRY APPLESAUCE FOR THE HOLIDAY TABLE

Steps:

• We like to run the apples through the ol' Pampered Chef apple corer, peeler, slicer--lickety split -- but you can also do it the old-fashioned way and core them by hand--in which case, quarter them into wedges.
• Add apples, cranberries, water and sugar to a large saucepan.
• Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes (apples will break into pieces when stirred).
• Cool, then if you used UNPEELED apples, press through a Foley mill or sieve. If you peeled the apples, all you have to do is STIR!
• Sprinkle with a dusting of cinnamon and serve.

CRANBERRY APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir water and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Add apples; cover and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often. Add cranberries; cover and cook until apples are tender and berries pop, about 15 minutes. , Mash until sauce reaches desired consistency. Stir in zest, ginger and cinnamon. Cook, uncovered, 5 minutes longer. Serve warm or refrigerate until serving.

CHUNKY CRANBERRY APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the apples, cranberries and water. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop, about 15 minutes. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes or until apples are tender., Stir in raisins, brown sugar, red-hots, cinnamon and nutmeg. Simmer, uncovered, for 5-10 minutes or until candies are dissolved. Serve warm or refrigerate until serving.