tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811269192660202803.post2151236065959226445..comments2023-04-03T00:32:24.685-05:00Comments on Code Name: Mama: Homemade ApplesauceDionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811269192660202803.post-29743182470513055792009-10-23T13:08:29.000-05:002009-10-23T13:08:29.000-05:00Deanna - next time I will try with the peel :)
I t...Deanna - next time I will try with the peel :)<br />I think what I am doing *is* steaming them - they aren't boiling, and there's so little water added that I believe the purpose is to steam them. Maybe mom can chime in here.Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811269192660202803.post-2028809270657487102009-10-23T12:56:42.000-05:002009-10-23T12:56:42.000-05:00I used to make my own applesauce a lot too - want ...I used to make my own applesauce a lot too - want some tips that I figured out over time? I found steaming them to be better than boiling - I used my veggie steamer, but you could also use a steamer insert or one of those microwave steamer things - I thought it was even more flavorful steamed than boiled. It also required less attention to water levels, etc. and I think, if I remember correctly, it was a bit quicker. Also, one day I was feeling lazy, and didn't peel my apples first - just cooked and smooshed peel and all, and it worked fine...the texture was slightly changed, but not in a bad way - so I never peeled again - BUT sometimes, when I was doing it for little babies and didn't want the peel, I would still steam the apples in the peel, and then just scrape them out of the peel before blending them - that was dramatically quicker than peeling by hand. And it sometimes added a nice pink tinge to the applesauce ;-) And I never left any apple still attached to the peel, like I did when I would peal them by hand. You just let them cool enough to handle, and the apple scraps right away from the peel using a spoon. Super quick and easy.<br /><br />Yum!Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811269192660202803.post-62358409084300302252009-10-20T17:37:29.000-05:002009-10-20T17:37:29.000-05:00This is fantastic applesauce. Delicious! Thank you...This is fantastic applesauce. Delicious! Thank you so much for sharing with us. I need to get the blender part ordered so that I can make some after we go to the orchard next week (my husband broke a small part pushing down on it, trying to make a double batch of crepe batter). And then there are the pie pumpkins, just waiting to be baked and pureed into yummy goodness. I love Fall!Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811269192660202803.post-7153412922219596502009-10-20T08:05:41.000-05:002009-10-20T08:05:41.000-05:00I was totally thinking of doing this too, but, I w...I was totally thinking of doing this too, but, I was going to get them good and boiled down and let tater smash some of them in a plastic baggy, won't do a good job of saucing them, but good enough. <br /><br />That an put red hots in them. Because red hot applesauce is my BFF! <br /><br />And at least Kieran was eating the apples, Amelia has an affinity for eating the raw potatoes when we make mashed taters. I think she would eat the whole thing raw, if we let her.Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811269192660202803.post-62620258379562094862009-10-19T22:18:43.000-05:002009-10-19T22:18:43.000-05:00that's it? I Don't know whu, but it always...that's it? I Don't know whu, but it always seemed like it would be harder. I need to get one of those corers.Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811269192660202803.post-18291016619557220142009-10-19T20:54:39.000-05:002009-10-19T20:54:39.000-05:00Of course you would have had MORE out of the first...Of course you would have had MORE out of the first batch if Kieran didn't take a bite out of every other piece of apple as he put them in the pot!!! <br />I am so glad this was a hit....I wanted to do something fun and memory making with Kieran and you!!!!Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3811269192660202803.post-38967585363226833612009-10-19T14:51:50.000-05:002009-10-19T14:51:50.000-05:00Mmmmm... my mouth is watering.Mmmmm... my mouth is watering.Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12463687059904219224noreply@blogger.com