The first baby food is fruit puree. The first fruit puree is recommended to take apple cider, because it does not cause allergies or bowel problems. Applesauce for children can be made at home, it will be much healthier and better quality baby food, which is sold in stores.
It is necessary
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- apples;
- water;
- pots;
- sieve or colander;
- banks;
- lids to banks.
Instructions
Step 1
Take and rinse apples
Before making applesauce, you need to decide on the apple variety. It is best to take your own homemade apples if they are sweet. In the store, try to take varieties of yellow apples, for example, a pear tree. There is no added sugar in applesauce for children, so it is important that the apples are not sour.
Step 2
Chop the apples
Core each apple and divide into small wedges. Peeling apples is optional.
Step 3
Place apples in a saucepan and add water
If you filled a 3-liter saucepan with apples, add 1 glass of water to it. There is no need to add water during cooking, because the apples will give juice and there will be enough liquid.
Step 4
Place the pot of apples over low heat
Stir the apples in a saucepan from time to time. Cook them until soft.
Step 5
Cool the apples and pass through a sieve
Instead of a strainer, you can rub the apple mixture through a colander. The end result is a light-colored applesauce, and the rind remains on the surface of the sieve.
Step 6
Boil the resulting applesauce
It is not worth boiling for a long time, you just need to bring the applesauce for children to a boil in order to preserve the beneficial properties of this fruit.
Step 7
Prepare sterilized jars with lids
Banks should be no more than 0.5 liters, because after opening, mashed potatoes should be eaten within 24 hours. To sterilize the jars, wash them thoroughly, place them in a large saucepan, and cover them with water. Boil the jars for 15 minutes. You can put nylon lids between the cans so that the cans do not knock when boiling. Take metal lids and boil them in a separate container.
Step 8
Put cans with blanks for storage
You can store baby applesauce at room temperature and have warm baby food on hand. Just do not put the jars of mashed potatoes in the sunlight, so that vitamin C, which is so useful for children in autumn and spring, does not collapse.
