Apple Storing Guide: All Your Questions Answered

Question #1

What do I do with the imperfect apples?

After I got done with packing up the perfect apples I still had a lot of imperfect ones left. When you get apples from the orchard they are not all perfect like the grocery store ones! So what do I do with all the imperfect apples? I’m glad you asked.

Before I share these recipes with you I have to let you know that I am giving you a piece of my heart. My grandma passed about 18 years ago and these were her recipes. I used to bake with her as a girl and this brings back all the memories from those times.

Apple Crisp

Ingredients

• 4 cups apples
• 3/4 cups brown sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 cup oats
• 3/4 tsp. Cinnamon
• 3/4 tsp. Nutmeg
• 1/3 cup softened butter

Procedure

1. Slice or dice apples
2. Place apples in 9×9 pan
3. Mix all other ingredients
4. pour mixture over apples
5. Bake @ 375 for 30 minutes
6. Enjoy! (Its the best with ice cream on top)

Apple Pie

This pie will rock your socks off. Make sure to make the crust homemade! It makes or breaks it!

Pie Crust

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1 1/2 cups lard
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. vinegar
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 cup water

Procedure

1. Beat egg whites, vinegar, and water together
2.  Mix flour, salt, and lard
3. Add liquid ingredients
4. Mix everything together
5. Divide into fourths
6. Roll out crust
7. Place in pie pan

Notes:

You will bake when the filling is in it.

Apple Sauce Brownies

This might sound strange but I promise it’s amazing. My dad loves these and it’s our tradition to make them every deer season when he gets a deer. The apple sauce makes the brownie super moist. As a kid, my grandma always had these in her freezer and would pull them out for us when we would visit.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups of sugar
• 1/2 cup of butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups of flour
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 2 TB. Cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. Soda
• 16 oz Applesauce

Topping

• 1 Cup chocolate chips
• 3 Tb. Sugar

Procedure

1. Mix all ingredients
2. Spray 9×13 pan
3. put the mix into the pan
4. sprinkle on topping
5. Bake @ 350 for 30 minutes
6. Enjoy!

Cinnamon Sugar apples

Ingredients

• Cinnamon
• Sugar
• Apples

Procedure

1. Slice apples
2. place apples, cinnamon, and sugar in a sealed container
3. shake
4. enjoy

I know this seems super simple but it is such a yummy treat. My kids love it. And it is great for when you want a quick fall treat but you don’t have time to do any baking.

Apple Sauce

My kids love apple sauce and I refuse to buy store-bought stuff. I was raised on homemade and will not eat anything but that! And it is really simple…with the right tools!

You can do it without the tools but if you make jars and jars a year like we do the tools are totally worth it. We have this sauce maker that makes the job so much faster. Here is the one I have.

( Click on picture for link to amazon)

Ingredients

• Apples
• cinnamon
• sugar

Procedure

1. Cut apples in half
2. Put a few inches of water in a large pot
3. put apples in pot
4. cook until apples are mushy ( stirring to avoid burning)
5. put apples though sauce maker
6. add cinnamon & sugar until desired taste is reached

Notes:

Once your apple sauce is done you can wat it fresh, freeze it or can it.

Question #6

Can you freeze apples?

So what if you have done all the ideas above and still have more apples? Is freezing apples an option?

Yes, you can freeze apples!

Frozen apples will not taste the same as fresh apples but they will work great for any of the desserts I mentioned above or really baked in any way.

Question #7

How do you freeze apples?

Okay, are you still following my thought process or did I lose you? My mind goes all over the place as I learn and I am hoping to lay this out in a way that makes sense. So once I learned that I could freeze apples I wanted to know how to do it.

Freezing whole apples

If you don’t have time to cut your apples or prepare them in any way this is a great way to preserve them. This way when you do have time you can prepare them the way you want at that time.

Procedure

1. Wash apples
2. Freeze on cookie sheet
3. When frozen completly trasnfer to ziplock bag

Notes:

Make sure you follow all the steps because if you just through your apples in the freezer without the cookie sheet step it will not work. You will end up with a big clump of apples.

Freezing Apples Slices

1. Peel apples
2. Core apples
3. Slice or dice (whichever you prefer)
4. freeze on cookie sheet
5. When frozen completly transfer to ziplock bag

Question # 8

What are the benefits of apples?

So if you are like me you are a very busy person! Doing any of the things in this article might seem daunting. So why would you do them? Well first of all it will save you money!

But the main reason for me is the health benefits. My kids love apples and it is an easy and healthy snack. And did you know what an apple can do for you?

• Reduces your risk of stroke
• Prevents dementia
• lowers bad cholestrol levels
• wards off breast cancer
• helps with weight loss
• promotes good gut bacteria
• helps bone health
• protects your brain

Yes, please! I will take a little but of each of those! Could you imagine the how great it would be if each family gave their kids an apple as a snack unstead of a processed snack?

An apple has

• B vitamins
• c vitamins
• dietary fiber
• Phytonutrients
• calcium,pottasium and phosphorus
• antioxidents

As a side note try to get your kids to eat the peels because most of the fiber and antioxidents are in the peels!