Boiled Apple Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Peel, quarter, and core the apples.
Add 1 tablespoon of water to a saucepan.
Place the apples in the saucepan and cover it.
Cook and serve
Simmer over low heat for 30 to 60 minutes until the apples are well broken.
Serve warm.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Apples
- Break down into soft pulp as they cook, forming the sauce's body and texture.
- Water
- Creates steam in the covered pan so the apples soften evenly without scorching.
The step that matters
Simmer covered over low heat until well broken. Low, covered heat softens the apple cell walls gently, so they collapse into a smooth sauce. Too much heat or an uncovered pan can scorch the bottom before the fruit breaks down.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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