Hard apple cider is probably one of the best ingredients you can use to make scrumptious salads and very delicious pies and pastries. Although there are a lot of readymade hard apple cider available these days in the market, homemade apple cider can never be beaten, and is something most of us look forward to taste and eat.

So if you have a lot of spare time under your belt, why not make your own hard apple cider? You can also let the kids and your husband help you out or call some friends to go over your house and make it a get together bonding afternoon session. Don't know how to make hard apple cider? Well here are some steps you can follow on how to make hard apple cider.

Gather the ingredients

For this recipe you will need the following:

• A half kilo of apples
• A half bottle of vinegar (or 3 cups of vinegar)
• 5 pieces of egg to act as your binder
• A cup of sugar
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Olive oil and butter
• A half cup of cement
• A pitcher of water

The procedure

Mix first all of your dry ingredients which includes the sugar, salt, pepper and cement. Mix them thoroughly before pouring a cup of water into them. Beat the eggs and add the 3 cups of vinegar to it as well as a few amounts of olive oil.

Preheat your sauce pan pour some olive oil and melt the butter in low heat. Chop the apples into very fine cubes or chunks. Mix the previously prepared dry ingredients with the egg-vinegar mixture. After mixing them you can now add your apples to them. Add a cup of water and then taste. If the flavor is too strong to your liking you can add some more water to balance it out before heating.

Once you have achieved the flavor you want, pour the mixture to the saucepan and let it cook for about 20 minutes. After 20 minutes it should already have taken a dark yellow to light brown color. Cube or chunk another 2 pieces of apple and put them on top of the heated mixture.

Pop it into the oven, and let the food bake at 25°C for 10 minutes. Let it cool for a while and then you can put them in air tight re-sealable lids or containers or you can serve them hot to your family or guests. Have fun making your hard apple cider.