A warm, fragrant applesauce that uses wholesome ingredients and will stock your canning shelf!
Ingredients
10 pounds apples
2 vanilla beans
1¼- 1½ cups honey
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
Put about an inch of water in the bottom of your double boiler. Then set in the top pot of your double boiler and add 2 cups of water. Next, wash and quarter your apples and add them to the pot. Split the 2 vanilla beans, scrape them out and add both the seeds and pods to the pot with your apples.
Cover and heat over high heat until the water in the bottom of your double boiler begins to boil, then turn to low. Allow to simmer for 1- ½ hours, stirring the apples occasionally to help the softening process along.
Once the apples are softened, discard the vanilla bean pods and run the apples through a food mill or sauce master. Put the puree into a large bowl
Stir in the honey (to taste), salt, and cinnamon. Carefully pour into hot jars and use a non-metallic utensil to remove air bubbles. Affix lids and bands and process in a boiling water bath canner: 15 minutes for pints or 20 minutes for quarts. Remove to wire racks or layered towels to cool. Store in a cool, dry, dark place.
Makes 9 pints.
Recipe by Yellow Birch Hobby Farm at https://www.yellowbirchhobbyfarm.com/honey-vanilla-bean-applesauce/