Cuisinart MSC-600 Instruction Booklet - Page 18

Applesauce, Apple Butter

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Desserts Applesauce When fall comes around, nothing is better than the aroma of applesauce cooking in the home. Our recipe is quite versatile; you can leave it as a chunky sauce or purée it for the more common smooth version. Setting: Slow Cook Makes about 6 cups 4 pounds apples, cored and cut into two-inch pieces (peeled or unpeeled) 2 cinnamon sticks 2 pinches freshly ground nutmeg pinch ground cloves pinch sea or kosher salt ¾ cup water ¼ cup fresh lemon juice (from about 1 medium to large lemon) 1. Put all of the ingredients into the cooking pot of the Multicooker. 2. Select Slow Cook on Low for 4 hours. 3. Once unit switches to Keep Warm, remove the cinnamon sticks. If a chunky sauce is desired, use a potato masher to mash cooked apples to desired consistency. If a smooth sauce is preferred, transfer apples to a fine mesh strainer and press through with the help of a ladle. Once the apples have passed through the strainer, discard the skins (if necessary) and return smooth apples to the cooking pot. Keep sauce on Keep Warm for serving, or cool to room temperature and store in the refrigerator. Apple Butter Cooking the applesauce down with some sugar and spices makes delicious apple butter. Setting: Slow Cook Makes about 4 cups 1 recipe smooth applesauce (previous recipe) 1 cup packed light brown sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground allspice 1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground cloves 1. Put all ingredients into the cooking pot of the Multicooker. 2. Select Slow Cook on High for 2 hours and cook uncovered. This time is an estimate - it can be anywhere from 1 to 4 hours. You want the apple butter to be nicely thickened until it is spreadable. 3. Cool apple butter to room temperature and enjoy on toast, stirred into oatmeal, or on top of pancakes or waffles. /VUSJUJPOBMJOGPSNBUJPOQFSTFSWJOH UBCMFTQPPOT  $BMPSJFT GSPNGBU tDBSCHtQSPH tGBUHtTBUGBUHtDIPMNHtTPENH tDBMDNHtGJCFSH /VUSJUJPOBMJOGPSNBUJPOQFSTFSWJOH ›DVQ  $BMPSJFT GSPNGBU tDBSCHtQSPH tGBUHtTBUGBUHtDIPMNHtTPENH tDBMDNHtGJCFSH 26

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Desserts
Applesauce
When fall comes around, nothing is better
than the aroma of applesauce cooking in the
home. Our recipe is quite versatile; you can
leave it as a chunky sauce or purée it for the
more common smooth version.
Setting: Slow Cook
Makes about 6 cups
4
pounds apples, cored and cut into
two-inch pieces (peeled or unpeeled)
2
cinnamon sticks
2
pinches freshly ground nutmeg
pinch ground cloves
pinch sea or kosher salt
¾
cup water
¼
cup fresh lemon juice (from about
1 medium to large lemon)
1.
Put all of the ingredients into the cooking
pot of the Multicooker.
2. Select Slow Cook on Low for 4 hours.
3.
Once unit switches to Keep Warm, remove
the cinnamon sticks. If a chunky sauce
is desired, use a potato masher to mash
cooked apples to desired consistency. If a
smooth sauce is preferred, transfer apples
to a fine mesh strainer and press through
with the help of a ladle. Once the apples
have passed through the strainer, discard
the skins (if necessary) and return smooth
apples to the cooking pot. Keep sauce on
Keep Warm for serving, or cool to room
temperature and store in the refrigerator.
Apple Butter
Cooking the applesauce down with
some sugar and spices makes
delicious apple butter.
Setting: Slow Cook
Makes about 4 cups
1
recipe smooth applesauce
(previous recipe)
1
cup packed light brown sugar
1
tablespoon ground cinnamon
1
teaspoon ground allspice
1
teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
½
teaspoon ground cloves
1.
Put all ingredients into the cooking pot of
the Multicooker.
2.
Select Slow Cook on High for 2 hours and
cook uncovered. This time is an estimate –
it can be anywhere from 1 to 4 hours. You
want the apple butter to be nicely thickened
until it is spreadable.
3.
Cool apple butter to room temperature and
enjoy on toast, stirred into oatmeal, or on
top of pancakes or waffles.