Holiday Applesauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 lbs apples, peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped
1 lemon, juice & zest of
1 vanilla bean, split and scraped
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup apple cider or 3/4 cup apple juice
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Bring all ingredients except the vanilla extract to a boil in a 6-qt. saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 10-15 minutes, or until the apples start to break down.
Uncover and cook for a further 1-1 1/2 hours, or until the mixture has reduced by about a third and the sauce becomes thick and amber-colored.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract. Serve warm or cool.