Homemade Applesauce

Ingredients

• 3 pounds granny smith apples ( 6 to 8 apples)
• 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice 
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 
• 1  lemon zest juiced
• 0.5 cup brown sugar light packed
• 2 large orange zest juiced
• 3 pounds apples sweet such as macoun, mcintosh, or winesap ( 6 to 8 apples) red
• 4 tablespoons butter unsalted

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• whisk
• pot
• dutch oven

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Place the zest and juice of the oranges and lemon in a large bowl. Peel, quarter, and core the apples (reserving the peel of 2 of the red apples) and toss them in the juice.
3. Pour the apples, reserved apple peel, and juice into a nonreactive Dutch oven or enameled iron pot.
4. Add the brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and allspice and cover the pot.
5. Bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until all the apples are soft.
6. Remove and discard the red apple peel.
7. Mix with a whisk until smooth, and serve warm or at room temperature.