Apples Apples and More Apples

Our favorite apples to eat are Honeycrisp, but for baking I like Ida Red or Jonathan. My Grandma Blackman makes the world's best applesauce using these. She cooks her apples with the skins on to give it a reddish color. This was my first time using the crock pot for this. I added a little water to a full crock pot of sliced apples-then when they were mushy, I used my submersion blender. Not as much texture as grandma's applesauce, she uses a ricer, but it was quick and easy. I freeze it and when ready to eat just add a little cinnamon and sugar. Yum!!
This was a Sour Cream Apple pie-kinda custard-like. Very good-This I'll definitely make again. I got the recipe here.
My mom's recipe for apple dumplings-been eating these for breakfast!!!
This was my second attempt at making apple-butter. A few years ago, I tried canning some. I didn't leave enough space at the top of the jars, and after sealing them, they exploded in the basement!!! So this time I froze the apple butter!! This recipe was also made in the crock pot-my whole house smelled so good! Here' s the recipe, try it on Grapenut Bread!!