Plum Applesauce West Recipes

PLUM APPLESAUCE - WEST

Steps:

• Cook first 4 ingredients in a 4 -5 quart heavy pot, covered, over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until fruit is very tender and falling apart, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
• Force mixture through a food mill using the finest blade.
• Add cinnamon and stir to incorporate.
• Will keep one week covered and chilled.
• Note: My cooked mixture created a LOT of liquid. I did not want a runny sauce, so before putting through the food mill, I put mixture in a sieve to separate out the liquid. AFTER using the food mill, I added just a bit of the liquid back until the sauce was a consistency I liked.

PLUM APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Quarter the apples and plums, but leave their skins on; core the apples and remove the plum pits. Place the fruit in a 6-to-10-cup rice cooker. Add the apple juice, sugar, cinnamon sticks and butter. Cover and cook on the porridge cycle, or program for 50 minutes.
• Discard the cinnamon sticks. Stir and mash the fruit with a potato masher to make a chunky sauce. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PLUM APPLESAUCE

Steps:

• Cook all ingredients in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot, covered, over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until fruit is very tender and falling apart, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Force mixture through a large medium-mesh sieve using a rubber spatula, discarding peels.

APPLE-PLUM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch square baking pan.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg into a large bowl. Toss 1/2 of the apples and 1/2 of the plums into the flour mixture. Place remaining apples and plums in a second bowl and toss with melted butter.
• Mix together sugar, applesauce, orange juice, oil, eggs, ginger, and vanilla extract in a third bowl. Mix together sugar and cinnamon in a small, fourth bowl.
• Fold applesauce mixture into the flour mixture until just moistened. Pour 1/2 of the batter into the prepared baking pan and layer with apples and plums. Pour remaining batter on top and sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.

MRS. G'S ITALIAN PLUM & COINTREAU JAM

Steps:

• JELLY:.
• Rinse, drain and pit plums.
• Cook the plums and water at a fast simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. I use my biggest, shallowest pan that will hold the plums and water and allow for stirring, you want evaporation to take place.
• The plums will become very soft and begin to fall apart.
• Press the plums and liquid through a coarse food mill.
• Combine plums, lemon juice and sugar in a large pan (like a dutch oven) or preserving pan.
• Add 1 tablespoon of butter, this helps reduce foaming.
• Stir over medium high heat until sugar is dissolved.
• Cook jam at a brisk boil (spooning off any foam that arises) until it passes the jelly test, about 10 - 11 minutes.
• Add liqueur and cook 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• CANNING:.
• Wash jars and screw rings.
• Fill electric fry pan 2/3 full with water and bring to a boil.
• Put jars in water, upside down along with sealing lids.
• Jars should heat at least 10 minutes, and sealing lids at least 3 and should be covered by water.
• Ladle jam into jars filing to 1/4 from very top.
• Wipe rim with boiling water using a paper towel.
• Put on sealing lid and screw on ring.
• Turn jar upside down.
• Finish all jars.
• Turn jars right side up.
• Cover jars with a towel.
• Jars should seal in 5 - 30 minutes. If jars does NOT seal, use jam, do not store for any length of time.