Apple Cinnamon Pancakes with Apple Cider Syrup. Homemade Applesauce Recipe. 1 Boil peeled, cored, quartered apples with lemon, cinnamon, sugar, salt in 1 cup water: Place the peeled, cored, and quartered apples into a large pot. Add the strips of lemon peel, the lemon juice or vinegar, cinnamon, sugar, water and salt. (You might want to start with half the sugar at this point and add more to taste later.) Bring to a boil on high heat, then lower the temperature, cover the pot, and maintain a low simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the apples are completely tender and cooked through. 2 Remove lemon peels, mash the cooked apples: Once the apples are cooked through, remove the pot from the heat.
Use a potato masher to mash the cooked apples in the pot to make a chunky applesauce. If the applesauce is too thick, add more water to thin it out. If not sweet enough, add more sugar to taste. This applesauce is delicious either hot or chilled. Freezes well and will last at least a year in a cold freezer. Peach Pancakes with Butter Sauce Recipe. Pumpkin Crisp Recipe. Apples in a Blanket. I made something quite delicious today. It was a battle . . . and I lost. My head was telling me “NO” . . . don’t you do it. That little monkey on my shoulder won! These flaky little Apple Pies are mini’s, so you can eat one or two. You will need to give the rest away. Since we have all made resolutions to indulge less and exercise more, maybe you should just have one!
Hint: Do yourself a favor, the next time you make a pie, make extra pastry dough. Start by peeling your apples and cut them into wedges. I simply used my handy dandy apple thingy. Squeeze a tablespoon or so of FRESH squeezed lemon juice over the apples, to prevent them from turning brown. Toss the apple wedges in a Cinnamon & Sugar mixture . . . as much or as little as you like. I cut two large apples and used 1/3 cup sugar + 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Roll out your pastry. (You could, use that store bought pastry dough . . . but it’s really not very good!) Using a pizza cutter, cut your pastry in strips.
The bottom side is heavenly. Note: