What do you do with apples before they go bad?

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Chop or slice and add into pancakes or muffins.
Core out the middles and make baked apples.
Slice them up and indulge by making this southern fried apple recipe.
Bake apple bread.
Make applesauce – because a little sugar and cinnamon can solve almost any problem.

What is the best way to freeze apples?

Instructions

Peel and core the apples.
Soak the apple slices in a lemon juice bath for 5 minutes.
Drain.
Arrange on a large baking sheet.
Freeze for 4 hours- overnight.
Transfer to a freezer bag, labelled with the contents & date.
Freeze for up to 1 year!

What do I do with all these apples?

10 Things to Do with All Those Apples

Applesauce. Homemade apple sauce is so much better than what you find in the jar.
Apple butter. Contrary to what some think, there is no butter in apple butter.
Poached apples.
Apple pie.
Apple muffins.
Apple cake.
Caramel apples.
Apple stuffing.

How do you store apples long term?

Keep them cool The ideal storage temperature is 30 to 35 degrees F. with 90 to 95 percent relative humidity. If you don’t have a lot of apples, the refrigerator is a good option. Place them in the crisper drawer in a plastic bag with holes in it or cover the apples with a damp paper towel.

How can I preserve apples?

Slice apples into 1/2 inch thick rings. To prevent browning, drop apple rings into a bowl of cold water (about 2 quarts) containing 1/2 teaspoon ascorbic acid powder (1500 mg), or use equivalent in finely crushed vitamin C tablets or 1/2 cup lemon juice. Keep apples covered with ascorbic acid water until ready to use.

Is salt good for preserving apples?

After slicing each apple, place it in a bowl filled with cold, salted water (a good rule of thumb is to use ½ teaspoon salt per cup of water). Let the slices soak for five to 10 minutes, then drain. Don’t worry—even if you rinse the apples, that short soak in the saltwater will still keep them from browning right away.

What liquid keeps the apple from turning brown?

To use this method to prevent apples from turning brown, create a water bath for your apple slices with a ratio of 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 1 cup of water. Soak the apple slices for 3 to 5 minutes, then drain and rinse them. This simple step should keep your apples from browning for several hours.

Does vinegar preserve apples?

Lemon juice, Vinegar, clear soda will all prevent food from turning brown quickly. These liquids are acidic, so they will lower the pH of the food surface. Water and salt water will also slow the browning of foods.

How do you stop apples from turning brown after cutting them?

Here’s the short version: The best way to prevent browning is to soak the cut fruit in a saltwater solution (half a teaspoon of kosher salt per cup of water) for 10 minutes, then drain and store until ready to use. The mild salt flavor can be rinsed off with tap water before serving.

What happens if you put lemon juice on an apple?

Lemon juice helps keep the apple from turning brown because it is full of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) and it has a low (acidic) pH level. Ascorbic acid works because oxygen will react with it before it reacts with the polyphenol oxidase enzyme in the fruit.

How long does it take for apples to brown?

five to ten minutes