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Fermented Apples
Course:
Snack
Cuisine:
American, Eastern European
Keyword:
fermented apples
Prep Time:
20
minutes
minutes
Fermentation and conditioning time:
40
days
days
Servings:
16
apples
Calories:
Author:
Victor
Recipe for very tasty homemade fermented apples.
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Equipment
A clean 1-gallon glass storage jar
Ingredients
10-11
medium apples
firm fall or winter variety
2.5
quarts
clean drinking water
7 1/2
Tbsp
white sugar
2 1/2
tsp
pickling salt
or Morton kosher salt
6-8
cherry and black currant leaves
optional
Instructions
Rinse the apples (do not scrub) and the leaves (if using), and place them in a clean 1-gallon storage jar.
In a large bowl, combine the water with salt and sugar and whisk until dissolved.
Pour the brine in the jar all the way to the top, leaving abouta1/3" headspace.
Ferment the apples at room temperature (68F-70F) for 10 days.
Next, move the jar to the fridge and mature the apples for 30 days.
After 30 days in the fridge, fermented apples are ready for consumption.
Notes
Apple fermentation brine is made with 3 Tbsp white sugar and 1 tsp pickling salt per quart of water.