Holiday Applesauce Food

SAUSAGE APPLESAUCE APPETIZER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large skillet, fry sausage until it is browned. Drain well. Cut the sausage into bite-size pieces.
• In a small casserole dish, combine sausage, brown sugar, applesauce, and onion.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Serve with toothpicks for easy nibbling.

HOLIDAY APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients except the vanilla extract to a boil in a 6-qt. saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until the apples start to break down.
• Uncover and cook for a further 1-1 1/2 hours, or until the mixture has reduced by about a third and the sauce becomes thick and amber-colored.
• Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Serve warm or cool.

17+ RECIPES WITH APPLESAUCE (+HOMEMADE APPLESAUCE RECIPE)

Steps:

• Prepare the apples.
• Boil water and sugar to dissolve the sugar.
• Add the apples to the pot and cook covered for 1 hour.
• Mash the apples to the consistency you desire or use an immersion blender.

APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Throw the apples, apple juice and lemon juice into a pan and bring it to the boil over medium-high heat. Lower the heat and simmer until the apples are soft, about 15 minutes. Stir through the sugar and mix until melted. Add the cinnamon and stir through.
• Puree the mixture in a food processor, blender or food mill. If not using right away, leave to cool and then refrigerate.

APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Combine apples, apple cider, cinnamon, vanilla bean, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, mace, sugar, and lemon juice in a large, wide, heavy-bottomed saucepan.
• Place the saucepan over medium heat, and cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon to prevent scorching, until apples are broken down and saucy, about 50 to 60 minutes. Mash any large pieces of apple with a large wooden spoon to help them break down. Adjust seasoning to taste with more sugar and spices. Remove the apple mixture from the heat, and let stand to cool completely before serving, discarding cinnamon sticks and vanilla pod.

DELICIOUS APPLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place shredded apples in a medium saucepan over medium low heat. Sprinkle with cinnamon, then add water and cook until the apple bits become soft and mushy.
• Stir in brown sugar and mix well; if desired, top with ice cream and serve.

CAROLYN'S HOLIDAY FRUIT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• Sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves together in a large bowl. Stir in the oats. Beat the butter, sugar, and vanilla together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs until well blended. Mix in the applesauce, walnuts, and raisins. Stir in the flour mixture just until moistened. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted in middle comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Take care not to overbake. Cool 5 minutes in pan before turning out on a rack to cool completely.

APPLESAUCE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease a 10 inch tube pan. Line bottom with parchment paper and grease again.
• In large bowl, cream sugar and shortening until light and fluffy. Add eggs and blend well.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Combine 1/2 cup of flour with nuts, raisins, dates and 1/2 cup cherries, stir until coated. Set aside.
• Add remaining 2 3/4 cups flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and salt to egg mixture. Blend at low speed until moistened, then beat 2 minutes on medium speed.
• Fold fruit and nut mixture and applesauce into batter. Pour batter into a 10 inch tube pan. Arrange cherry halves and pecans on top.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) for 1hour and 15 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes clean. Cool upright in pan 5 minutes. Turn upright onto wire rack and remove pan and parchment paper. Cool completely.

MOM'S HOLIDAY APPLESAUCE CAKE

Steps:

• Coat raisins and nuts with small amount of flour, this keeps them from going to the bottom of the cake. Mix all ingredients very well.
• Pour in bundt or angel food cake pan (greased & floured).
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours.

CINNAMON APPLESAUCE HOLIDAY ORNAMENTS

Steps:

• Line a strainer with cheesecloth or paper towels and place over a large bowl.
• Pour applesauce into strainer and let it drain for about 8 hours.
• There will be at least a cup of liquid to drain off (if you're in a hurry, you may eliminate this step, but you will need about 3 or 4 ounces extra cinnamon to get a firm dough) Starting with half of the cinnamon, add to the applesauce and stir until blended.
• Gradually add more cinnamon until dough is stiff enough to roll out.
• You may not need the entire amount of cinnamon called for.
• Place portion of the dough onto a sheet of plastic wrap or wax paper and place another sheet on top of this.
• Use a rolling pin, and roll to 1/4-inch; thickness.
• Peel off the top sheet of plastic wrap.
• Cut into shapes using seasonal cookie cutters.
• Carefully slide a spatula under the cut cookie shapes and carefully place each of these on a baking pan coated with Pam.
• Next, use a toothpick and poke a hole near the top of each shape (for threading with hanging-ribbon later).
• Make sure the hole is big enough to accommodate the ribbon as it will shrink quite a bit during the baking.
• Run the toothpick around the edges of each ornament, smoothing any uneven edges, if necessary.
• Place in 175°F oven for 6 to 8 hours, until firm and dry (your house will smell wonderful during this time!) Remove "cookies" carefully and cool completely.
• You may decorate with glue, glitter, paint, etc. (I prefer these without decoration) Lace with ribbon, tie off at top & hang on tree.

APPLESAUCE DATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg.
• Grease well and flour a 9-by-9-by-2 inch baking pan.
• Into a large bowl of electric mixer, sift flour with baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, salt.
• Then add eggs, sugar, butter, and 1 cup applesauce; at low speed, beat just until ingredients are combined.
• At medium speed, beat 2 minutes longer, occasionally scraping side of bowl and guiding mixture into beater with rubber scraper.
• Add remaining applesauce, dates and walnuts; beat 1 minute.
• Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake 50 minutes, or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Let cool on wire rack.
• Frost with a Cream-Cheese frosting.

UNSWEETENED APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• core apples.
• you may peel them if you'd like, i personally like the skins on.
• dice into bite-sizeish pieces.
• add enough water to cover about half the apples (you can always add more, but once it starts cooking it's hard to remove it, so err on the side of too little).
• add cinnamon and cloves.
• cook on high until the apples start to mush down.
• turn to low and let simmer until it seems done.
• don't forget to sample liberally.