Barefoot Contessa's Oven Baked Homemade Applesauce

---

Boy, this recipe takes all the work out of making applesauce. i saw ina garten make this on one of her shows and knew i definitely would have to try it. use whatever apple combinations you want.

---

Steps

---

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

---

Place the zest and juice of the oranges and lemon in a large bowl.

---

Peel , quarter and core the apples and toss them in the juice.

---

Pour the apples , reserved apple peel and juice into a nonreactive dutch oven or enameled iron pot.

---

Add the brown sugar , butter , cinnamon and allspice and cover the pot.

---

Bake for 1 hour or until all the apples are soft.

---

Remove and discard the red apple peel.

---

Mix with a whisk until smooth and serve warm or at room temperature.

---

Ingredients

---

oranges, juice and zest of, lemon, juice and zest of, granny smith apples, sweet red apples, light brown sugar, unsalted butter, ground cinnamon, ground allspice