Apple, Cider and Cinnamon Sauce

Apple Sauce is by far one of the easiest things to make, It can be tailored to your taste and can be made as chunky or as smooth as you like and will taste so much better than any you have bought from the shops! And because you work with what you have you don't need to measure any ingredients!!
Peeling the apples can be tedious but I promise it is so worth the effort! I personally think the best apple sauce is made by using a mix of apples from different trees in your area, its good to mix cooking apples with eating apples too.
I have made this batch with large bruised cooking apples and tiny eating apples from my mums garden, The mixture of sweet and sour is perfect!

Ingredients

• A mixture of apples 
• Cider, Brandy or Booze of your choice (You can use a little water)
• Cinnamon (try nutmeg, all spice, ginger or cloves)
• Lemon Juice
• Sugar if needed

Recipe

• Peel, core and chop as many apples as you have into a large heave based pan
• Add a few dashes of lemon juice
• Add enough cider, booze or water to simmer your apples slowly, (about 5mm deep) Its important not to make your sauce to runny, you can add more juice as the apples break down
• For a subtle spice add half a teaspoon of cinnamon, If you like more add more but taste as you cook
• For the first 5 mins cook on a medium heat on the hob and lower the temperature as soon as the apples start to break down. 
• Stir the mixture as you cook for a further 20mins, taste your mixture to see if you need to add any sugar, lemon, spice or more liquid
• For a smooth sauce crush the mixture with a potato masher or blend with a stick blender
• Funnel your mixture into hot steralised jars and store for up 3months in a cool, dark place.

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