Make applesauce yourself

With homemade applesauce, you can choose the ingredients yourself and have the opportunity to avoid unnecessary additives, preservatives or artificial flavors. Store-bought applesauce often contains preservatives to extend shelf life. Make applesauce yourself allows you to control the consistency. You can blend it coarsely or finely, depending on how you like it. Store-bought applesauce may have a standardized consistency that doesn’t necessarily suit your personal taste.

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Make applesauce yourself

The best way to get a delicious treat is to make applesauce yourself. Refined with cinnamon and lemon juice, it crowns any dessert.

Course dessert

Keyword Apple, Apple puree, cinnamon, lemon juice, water

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 20 minutes minutes

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

• 2 – 3 apples
• some water for boiling

Instructions

• Wash, cut and core apples. Cut into smaller pieces.
• Bring to a boil with water in a saucepan. The water should cover the apples.
• Simmer for about 10 minutes, depending on the size and texture of the apples.
• Then put in a sieve to drain the excess water.
• Puree the apple mixture through the sieve.

Tip

If you like the applesauce a little sweeter, you can either cook dates or simply add 1 teaspoon of date flour. However, with date flour the color will be a little darker.

Add a squeeze of lemon juice to the cooking of the applesauce, then the apples remain brighter.

Mix other fruits with your applesauce to vary the flavor. You can mix different types of apples and add spices, such as cinnamon or vanilla.

Interesting to know

Homemade applesauce and store-bought applesauce can vary in several aspects, including flavor, texture, ingredients and freshness. Homemade applesauce requires time and effort because you have to peel, cut and cook the apples. Purchased applesauce, on the other hand, is instant and requires no preparation time. However, the taste to store-bought applesauce is definitely more intense since it is freshly prepared. Make applesauce yourself is just great and easy.

Make tofu yourself

This homemade meal is a rewarding culinary experience and allows you to adjust the firmness and flavor according to your own preferences. Flavored with various spices and herbs, it offers versatility. Baked in the oven with soy sauce or as a soft spread on bread or rolls, it is always a successful change in the day. Just make tofu yourself.

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Make tofu yourself

Make tofu yourself with very few ingredients. Homemade tofu allows you to adjust the texture and consistency according to personal preferences and enjoy fresh, homemade tofu.

Course Side dish

Keyword herbs, lemon juice, soybeans, tofu, water

Prep Time 1 day day

Cook Time 1 hour hour

Total Time 1 day day 1 hour hour

Servings 1 person

Ingredients

• 250 g soybeans fresh
• water for soaking
• 5-6 tbsp lemon juice
• 0,5 tsp salt
• 1,5 l water

Instructions

• Soak the soybeans overnight in a pot of water. The beans should be completely covered.
• The other day, drain the water through a sieve and rinse the soybeans with water
• Place the soybeans in a container with 1.5 l of water and puree with a blender or hand blender.
• Then place in a large sieve a tight cloth or even a nut milk bag and pour in the pureed mixture.
• Squeeze very firmly so that the soy milk comes out.
• Pour the soy milk into a very large pot and bring to a boil. Make sure that it does not boil over.
• Stir the salt and lemon juice into the boiled liquid.
• Simmer, stirring constantly, until flakes form.
• Then remove from heat and let stand for about 10 – 15 minutes.
• Again, cover a pot with a strainer and a straining cloth.
• Pour the soy mixture into it and squeeze it very well.
• Subsequently, the tofu should be pressed. To do this, place either a tofu press or a heavy object on the straining cloth with the mass.
• Press for about 15 – 20 minutes. After that, the tofu is ready and can be eaten.

Notes

Tofu with chili and paprika powder. Served with arugula and tomatoes.

Tips

The soy milk overflows very quickly during cooking. Make sure that you always stir and stay with it. Therefore, it is recommended to take a large pot.

There are also so-called vegetable milk maker to buy. With this, the soybeans can be quickly and easily mixed with a blender.

The leftover mass is called okara. If you like, you can use it to make burgers.

The tofu can be refined with dried herbs and spices before pressing. If you like, you can warm up the tofu in the oven for about 5 – 10 minutes before eating.

Interesting to know

Since I have been eating a vegan diet, I feel fitter than before.