Jellied Cranberry Sauce with Fuji Apple
Cranberries only need to be cooked for a few minutes before they burst and form a terrific cranberry sauce. Melissa Rubel Jacobson has a number of recipes for them. To mold the sauce so it's sliceable, she adds an apple, which is loaded with pectin, a natural gelling agent. Slideshow: More Holiday Side Dishes Plus: F&W's Ultimate Thanksgiving Guide
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Ingredients
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Make Ahead
The cranberry sauce can be covered in plastic wrap and refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. Serve chilled.
Notes
Leftover cranberry sauce is always great as a spread on sandwiches. For a more creative use, try the Brown Butter Custard Pie with Cranberry Glaze, a recipe by Christina Tosi, the pastry chef at New York City's Momofuku.