Am back after a long and much needed vacation @ Puerto Rico. So stepping in here with a quick update, before the next one to India!
Ever gone overboard with buying a dozen apples and then not know what to do with it? Here's a lil something you can try.
AppleSauce
Peel and core 2-3 apples (McIntosh or any semi-tart apple), then chop them up into lil cubes and toss them into a small vessel with hot boiling water. Simmer, and cook partially closed until the cut apples becomes soft and tender. Cool and transfer to a blended and blend until you get it to a sauce like consistency. You may add sugar as you feel necessary.
In an air tight container in the fridge - the sauce will keep up for about 2 weeks.
Apple Sauce Muffin
Bowl 1
2 cups All Purpose Flour
2/3rd cup Sugar
1.5 tbsp Cinnamon
1 tbsp All Spice (Tastes like a mixture of Cinnamon, Nutmeg and Cloves)
2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tbsp baking soda
1/2 tbsp salt
1 cup dark or golden raisins
Bowl 2
1/3 cup walnut / almond or canola oil
1 large egg
1 cup applesauce
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease your muffin tray. Note, this recipe does not contain butter, so grease well.
- Mix Bowl 1 ingredients and set aside
- Mix Bowl 2 ingredients until blended well
- Add in Bowl 1 to Bowl 2 in portions, mixing well each time until you get a smooth batter. The batter will loosen as you keep beating.
- Spoon the batter into muffin trays up to the brim. (This muffin does not rise a lot, so you will be alright filling up to the brim)
- Bake till golden dry and springy to touch (about 20 mins), cool and serve at room temperature!
Hope you enjoy a healthy, no butter all fruit recipe ;)
This one, is modified from a William Sonoma recipe. I used fewer apples, lesser oil, no butter and did not add in walnuts.
