Rosy Applesauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs apples
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
1 cinnamon stick

Preparation

Cut unpeeled but cored apples into chunks, place in large sauce pan.
Add 1/2 inch of water.
Stir in sugar, vanilla and cinnamon.
Heat to boiling, reduce to low and simmer, covered, until apples soften (about 30 min.) Press through a fine sieve or the fine disc of a food mill.
Taste and adjust seasoning.
Refrigerate.