CommuterMom: Get Out

With the weather turning to Fall, CommuterDad is determined to go to every outdoor festival or activity he reads about in the paper or online. We’ve been to the Book Fair, the local Farmer’s Market, the State Fair, the Town Fair, a corn maze, the petting zoo, and even the 90^th birthday celebration for marshmallow Fluff.

My favorite was the apple picking. We picked a ton of apples, drank apple cider, ate cider donuts, crunched through the leaves and enjoyed the weather. Its amazing to me how many apples you can pick in half an hour…since then we’ve made pie, apple crisp, baked apples, and applesauce – CommuterGirl loved helping. Happy Fall!

Applesauce

3 pounds apples, peeled, cored, cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 cup water
1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Combine apples, 1 cup water and brown sugar in heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until apples are very tender, about 25 minutes. Uncover and simmer until almost all liquid in saucepan has evaporated, about 6 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice and cinnamon. Cool 30 minutes.

Using fork, mash apple mixture until coarse and chunky. Serve at room temperature or refrigerate until cold. (Applesauce can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.)