Marty Aftewicz

applesauce

  • AWESOME APPLESAUCE

    AWESOME APPLESAUCE

    AWESOME APPLESAUCE

    Total time to prepare – Approximately 15 minutes plus 6 hours in the slow cooker. Serves four (4).

    If you think you can’t make delicious homemade applesauce, this recipe will convince you otherwise. Simple, only a few ingredients, and very little mess to cleanup. You will need a slow-cooker but the reward is an awesome side dish and a sweet aroma which will fill your kitchen.

    Equipment needed: Slow Cooker or Crockpot

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    • Apples – 8 – peeled, cored and sliced thin
    • 1/2 cup water
    • 3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
    • 1 tsp Vanilla Sugar
    • 1 tsp Cinnamon

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    1. Line slow cooker with a liner designed for crockpots and slow cooker. This makes cleanup super easy. Set Slow Cooker to LOW.
    2. Peel, Core and slice apples thinly. 
    3. Add the apples, water, brown sugar, vanilla sugar and cinnamon into a medium bowl. Blend gently with a spoon. VANILLA SUGAR can be purchased at most large grocery stores or online. It is sold in either small packets or a small jar the size of spices.
    4. I suggest lining the crockpot (slow cooker) with a plastic liner designed for that purpose. This makes the cleanup much easier..
    5. Cook in crockpot for about 6 hours. Apples should have dissolved mostly into a sauce with chunks remaining. You may serve just like this and the apples will melt in your mouth. Or, use an immersion blender or scoop the sauce into an upright blender to create a smoother applesauce. Either way, serve warm.
    6. ENJOY!

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  • Apple-Cider Doughnut Cake

    Apple-Cider Doughnut Cake

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    Total time to prepare – Approximately 1 hours, 35 minutes. Serves ten (10).
    If you love apple-cider doughnuts from Farmer’s Markets, you’ll love this cake. Baked in a Bundt cake pan, it’s essentially a giant cake doughnut. Equipment needed: Bundt pan
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    • Unsalted Butter, melted, Plus more for the pan – 2 Tbsp
    • Unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan – 2 cup
    • Whole wheat flour – 1 cup
    • Baking powder – 1.5 tsp
    • Baking soda – 1/2 tsp
    • Ground cinnamon – 1 Tbsp
    • Kosher salt – 3/4 tsp
    • Sugar – 1 3/4 cup
    • Apple cider – 1 cup
    • Extra-virgin olive oil – 3/4 cup
    • Unsweetened applesauce – 3/4 cup
    • Pure vanilla extract – 2 tsp
    • Eggs, large – 3
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    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    2. Generously butter and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
    3. In a large bowl, whisk together both flours, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt.
    4. In another bowl, whisk together 1.5 cups sugar, cider, oil, applesauce, vanilla, eggs.
    5. Add egg mixture to flour mixture, whisk until combined.
    6. Transfer batter to prepared pan.
    7. Bake 45-50 minutes. Rotate pan halfway through until a test toothpick comes out clean.
    8. Transfer pan to a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet. Cool 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon.
    9. Invert warm cake onto rack. Brush with melted butter. Then sprinkle liberally with cinnamon sugar.
    10. Cool. Store cake covered, at room temperature, for up to two (2) days.ENJOY!
    11. ENJOY!
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