Boiled Apple Sauce
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Peel and quarter the apples, removing the cores.
Add 1 tablespoon of water to a close-shutting saucepan.
Place the apples in the saucepan over gentle heat.
Cook and serve
Simmer the apples softly for 30 to 60 minutes, stirring gently and watching closely.
Once the apples are well broken down, serve the sauce.
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 a soft pulp that forms the body and texture of the sauce.
The step that matters
Simmering gently and watching closely. Apples cook unevenly and can scorch or stick if the heat is too high or they are left unattended. The closed pan holds in steam, so gentle heat with occasional stirring lets the fruit soften fully into a smooth sauce without drying or burning.
“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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