I have a small food mill, but I prefer to spoon out some soft chunks before running the rest through the mill. I don't like my applesauce too smooth. When my son who is in his 40s was here recently, I had him do the turning. Reminded him of his childhood. Two of his sisters could have no commercially canned foods, so I had to can or freeze everything they ate. It took a village to do 8 bushels of apples. Four of my five children took turns - one just wasn't strong enough. I don't peel my apples - I like the color and flavor of unpeeled, but I do cut out the seeds. I don't want the arsenic from the seeds to be ground into my applesauce. I see a batch of applesauce tomorrow because there are odds and ends of apples in the fridge. The baked recipe sounds wonderful.