My favourite snack, APPLESAUCE!

So I just decided that I wanted to post my favourite snack recipe. Applesauce of course. I know I know... it's considered a little kids snack... but its just so good.
So when I make my applesauce, I use apples which are sweet, good for baking and when they are heated they are really tender. So basically apples are great for making apple pie... Mmmmmm PIE! That will be another recipe, probably the next one. Anyways back to the path we were originally on!
So yes you are going to need apples that good for making pies, so something like red delicious, gala, fuji, rome apples. Don't use apples that are more bitter when they are cooked like Granny Smith (well personally I think there still bitter).
Okay so since we covered apples, the next thing we should cover is how much you are going to make, if you are going to be making a small amount just enough for you for a few days the grocery store would be perfect to pick them up. If you are going to make a huge batch, and are going to can them and store them, hit your local orchard or farmers market because you'll get a better deal and will be able to get a lot more apples.
Okay so the first thing that I like to do is peel the apples, you don't have to, but personally I like too.
After you have them peeled or not, the next thing to do is slice them and get rid of that core.
After you have sliced them place them into a deep pot with about an inch of water or apple juice. I use water, because I don't like having the extra sugar from the juice in my applesauce.

After they are soft and tender, you can turn them into sauce a few different ways:

• First way would have to be to use a potato masher, it will do the job and make it smooth, just will be a little more work.
• Second way is to use a grinder, this will make the apple slices sauce in almost no time.
• Third way and the way that I do, use a hand blender, they make great puree and will make you apples into applesauce in no time.

After doing this all you have to do is keep it warm and add your cinnamon, you should have to add any additional sugar but if you want to, its completely up to you, taste to see it is at the sweetness you want or like.
That is how applesauce is made, I know I'm going to get some apples soon and make a lot of it. I love applesauce!