With all the apples scored from our recent apple outing, we needed to take a vote to figure out what would become of it all. Surprising to me that the boys picked applesauce over apple pie, but I ran with it. Indeed, it really only took five steps:

 

Wash the apples

 

Peel the apples

 

Eating peels optional, but not if you’re Mateo

 

Cutting apples (with adult supervision, of course)

 

And after placing the cut apples into a large pot with a little water, salt, and cinnamon and cooking until they soften (about 30 minutes), put it all through a food mill (or food processor) until it looks like this:

 

I’ve never really been a fan of applesauce, but this was better than anything out of a jar. As I’ve discovered with most simple things we eat everyday (bread, jam, pasta, butter, etc.) it really does taste so much better when it’s made with your own hands.