Spiced Apples

Name: Spiced Apples
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes About 8 Cups
Ingredients: 6 lb. golden delicious apples (about 15 medium apples); 1 cup sugar; 1 tsp. powdered cinnamon; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. grated nutmeg; 1 ⁄ 2 tsp. powdered citric acid; 1 ⁄ 4 tsp. ground cloves

Serves
makes About 8 Cups

ANDRÉ BARANOWSKI

These spiced apples make a great foundation for apple pie or Strudel. Adding citric acid and freezing the apples allows you to preserve them for up to six months, and freezing them in one- to two-cup batches makes them easy to defrost in small amounts. See the step-by-step gallery »

Ingredients

6 lb. golden delicious apples (about 15 medium apples)
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. powdered cinnamon
¹⁄₂ tsp. grated nutmeg
¹⁄₂ tsp. powdered citric acid
¹⁄₄ tsp. ground cloves

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Instructions

Step 1

Set a colander over a large bowl. Line the colander with 3 sheets of cheesecloth. Grate apples into the colander using the large holes of a box grater. (The apple juice should drip through the cheesecloth into the bowl.)

Step 2

In a small bowl, combine sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, citric acid, and cloves. Add the sugar mixture to the apples and gently toss to combine.

Step 3

Gather together the ends of the cheesecloth and wring out the grated apples, draining excess juice into the bowl. Divide the apples into 1–2-cup portions and transfer to freezer bags. Press the air out of the bags, seal, and freeze. Use within 6 months.