====Applesauce====

//A quick and easy applesauce recipe from AllRecipes.com//

===Ingredients===
  * Minimum 4 large apples (peeled, cored, and chopped)
  * 3/4 cup water
  * 1/4 cup white sugar
  * 1/2 tsp cinnamon

===Instructions===
  -In a saucepan: combine apples, water, sugar, and cinnamon. 
  -Cover and cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, or until apples are soft.
  -Allow to cool, then mash with a fork or potato masher. Pastry cutter can work for large chunks.

===Special Notes===
Sugar should be cut down or eliminated for especially sweet apples. Wild tart apples could use 1/4 cup in a double batch.

===Canning Notes===
//Hot-water bath for 10 minutes is normal for applesauce, but the following will also work in a mid-range instant pot...//
  -Set instapot to **high pressure** and **10 minutes**
  -Place the steam tray in the bottom of the pot and about half-fill with water
  -Fill up to 4x half-pint or quarter-pint jars (jars should be warmed under water)
  -Seal the jars with rings/lids
  -Remove any water above the //PC MAX — 2/3// line but water MUST cover the jars
  -Place jars in instapot and cover; ensure valve is set to pressure
  -Let it run!

//A double batch of this recipe (8 apples) makes more than 1.5 Pints. 4 jars fit in the instant pot so a double batch should fit. Don't exceed 3/4 cup sugar or 2 tsp cinnamon.//