Applesauce is a simple winter preparation, which, despite its ordinariness, has many positive aspects. Puréed vegetables retain their amazing taste, sweet aroma and a full range of nutrients. A recipe for mashed apples with sugar for the winter will help you prepare the ideal filling for making baby food, pies and any other sweet pastries.
Tips and Tricks
To obtain the desired consistency, apples can be prepared in different ways: grated, chopped using a meat grinder, food processor, blender or even a juicer. The sweeter the main ingredient, the less granulated sugar will need to be added for the preparation. And, accordingly, the more useful it will be.
If applesauce is prepared from store-bought fruits, it is recommended to cut off a thin layer of peel from such apples, since fruits for sale are often coated with wax.
To make the preparation look more pleasant, the apples should be treated with lemon juice - then they will not darken.
Recipe Ingredients Required
For one liter of container you will need from 50 to 100 grams of granulated sugar, depending on preferences. And the same amount of fruit - based on a one-liter container. In addition, you will need 300 milliliters of liquid.
Applesauce can be prepared with the addition of condensed milk, plums, pumpkin, prunes, and cinnamon.
How to choose the right products?
Fruits of any variety are suitable for winter harvesting. Apples of the autumn variety or those that ripen at the end of August are especially suitable for preservation. It is also worth considering that red fruits often cause the development of allergies, and therefore they should not be used to prepare purees intended for a small child. It is equally important to select only fresh, ripe and undamaged fruit.
Preparing the dishes
Since mashed apples are prepared for a long shelf life, all containers must be sterilized. Pre-sterilization is carried out in several ways at personal discretion: you can place small jars in a microwave oven or a hot oven.
Also, before this, the bottles must be rinsed with soda solution. We must not forget about the metal lids - they also need to be boiled. Before spinning, filled containers can be pasteurized in a steam bath.
How to prepare grated apples for the winter
Making puree from grated apples is a simple process that does not require much time. The first step is to peel the fruit, cut out the core and remove the seeds. The resulting apple pieces need to be rinsed and dried on a paper towel. Then the prepared fruits are crushed in any convenient way: on a grater or in a food processor.
The resulting shavings are placed in a deep bowl and covered with granulated sugar. Next, the mixture must be crushed with cutlery and left for half an hour so that the ingredients release juice. After this, the resulting mixture is poured into a sterile container, covered with a lid and placed in a pan with boiling water for pasteurization.
Ten minutes later, the containers are rolled up and taken to a cold place for storage.
How and for how long is it stored?
If pureed apples were prepared according to all the rules, such a product will be stored for up to two years. In this case, the preservation will need to be stored in a cool and dark place. A cellar, basement, cold pantry or refrigerator is ideal for this if there are few cans.
