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Gaby - Sorry, but I have no specific recipe for applesauce.
I do know, thanks to Nathan putting garlic powder in the pot when I was cooking it once (he was much younger and had a lot of enthusiasm, but less cooking savvy) that garlic powder is NOT a good ingredient for your normal applesauce… 

I usually am inspired to make applesauce because I have apples that have been in the refrigerator a little too long and are no longer crispy enough to eat raw.
I guess tart apples like Granny Smith are better if you are going to buy new apples, but honestly I don’t think it matters. However, I never buy Red Delicious for anything.

So, peel however many apples you have – let’s say 6 apples - quarter them, and then cut them into little chunks. I do this directly into the pot I am going to cook the applesauce in.
Add say ¼ cup sugar, ½ tsp cinnamon, dash of cloves & 1 tsp vanilla. (You can always add more of these things, but you can’t take them out, so don’t put too much.)
Maybe add maybe ¼ cup or so of water so you don’t scorch the pot when you first start cooking it. Apples make their own liquid once they start cooking.

Bring to a boil and turn to a low heat.
Cook for a few minutes and taste, at this point test for flavor and add sugar or spices if necessary.
Continue cooking until the apples are the texture you like them – maybe 15 to 30 minutes or so – don’t let them dry out. Add water if you need to.
Be careful, because once you get the apples & sugar cooking, it can be like molten lava!

There you have it. XXOO

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These are really moist, delicious cookies.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 bag white chocolate chips
  • 2/3 cup walnuts, chopped

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 and prepare cooke sheets.
  2. In a mixing bowl combine:  flour, cinnamon, cloves & baking soda, and set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl beat:  butter, white sugar & brown sugar
  4. Beat pumpkin, egg & vanilla into the butter mixture
  5. Slowly beat flour mixture into the butter mixture.
  6. Stir in the chips & walnuts.
  7. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto cookie sheets and bake for about 11 minutes.
  8. Remove from cookie sheets to wire racks immediately and let cool.

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