Easy Homemade Applesauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 large green apples, peeled, cored and chopped
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons lemon rind, grated
1/4 cup water
cinnamon (optional)

Preparation

In a heavy bottom sauce pan, add peeled, cored and chopped apples, butter, sugar, lemon rind and water.
Cook over low heat stirring frequently, until apples are soft and pulpy.
Mash with a potato masher.
Sprinkle in a little cinnamon if you like and stir. (careful ~ a little goes a long way).
Serve warm or chill in refrigerator to serve later.