How to make apple cider or apple juice

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Apple cider is very similar to apple juice, except that the apple cider is not filtered to remove the apple pulp or sediment. Cider is a term used to refer to several different things. This article refers to non-alcoholic cider. If you plan ahead and use the right apple variety, you can skip the extra sugar and create a healthier drink. The whole process is simple and straightforward, so let's cook!

Ingredients

1.4-1.8 kg of apples (preferably different varieties)
Half lime
Spices: cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger or vanilla
Sugar (to taste)

Steps

1 Wash the apples. Be sure to wash the apples, especially if you are using non-organic apples, to remove any dirt and pesticides from the fruit, which you will make into a delicious juice.
2 To make the cider as delicious as possible, use a mixture of sweet, ripe and crunchy apples. If you choose the fruit correctly, you may not even need to add sugar, since the natural sugar from apples will suffice. If you plan on making a lot of cider, opt for inexpensive and juicy apples.For best results, use the following varieties:
- Red Delicious
- Gala
- Red Rome
- Fuji
- Honey crisp
- Pink lady
3 Place a large pot of water on the stove while chopping and coreing the apples. You can use a special apple cleaner to make this process much easier. The cleaner is round, with handles on the sides and blades that are spaced at regular intervals in a circle. Place the cleaner in the middle of the apple, press, and the core of the apple will be removed and cut into pieces.
- Please note that you only need to remove the core, you do not need to peel the skin. For cider, apples with peels are used, which greatly reduces the time and amount of hard work.
4 Cook apples in boiling water. Depending on the size and number of apples, this may take 10 minutes or less.
5 Transfer apples in batches to a blender or food processor and puree on a ripple setting. To grind the apples completely, you may need to add a small amount of the water in which the apples were boiled. However, do not use too much so that the final product is not very runny.
- If you have a juicer, it's best to use it instead of a food processor or blender. The juicer will remove the pulp, so you don't need to strain. If you are using a juicer, skip the next straining step.
6 Separate the pulp from the juice. You can do this in several ways, which vary in time and effort. Choose the one you like best, taking into account the time constraints, the equipment required and the level of participation you want.
- Line a strainer or colander with gauze or an old T-shirt and allow gravity to separate the juice from the pulp. (Use a bowl or other container to catch the liquid.)
- Likewise, use a strainer paper coffee filter for a cleaner liquid.
- Refrigerate the juice for 48 hours to separate the pulp from the liquid. Then separate them by slowly pouring the accumulated liquid at the top into a separate container.
7 Make apple jam from the pulp. Do not throw away the pulp, especially when half of the work has already been done.
8 Heat the separated liquid over low heat in a saucepan, add lime and mix with spices of your choice. Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger and vanilla pod go well together. Decide which spices you would like to use and add them to the cider in small batches, tasting often so as not to overdo it.
- At this point, check to see if additional sugar needs to be added to the cider. If so, add gradually.
9 Serve hot or chilled, or save for later.