Applesauce Topped Pork Loin Roast

A classic pork loin roast with a surprisingly delicious sweet flavor to surprise your family or friends! Ingredients Servings 4-6

• 1 (4 pound) pork loin roast
• 1 cup prepared applesauce
• ¹⁄₃ cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 garlic clove, cut in strips
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon sugar
• ¹⁄₈ teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon prepared mustard

Directions

1. In a small bowl combine applesauce, brown sugar, vinegar, and ground cloves. Set aside.
2. Cut slits in top of the loin roast and insert garlic strips into those slits.
3. Combine flour, salt, sugar, pepper, and mustard, and rub over the roast.
4. Place roast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
5. Bake uncovered at 350°F until a thermometer reads 160°.
6. Brush applesauce mixture over roast during the last 1/2 hour of baking.
7. When thermometer reads done, remove the roast to a warm serving platter.
8. To make gravy, thicken broth in a pan with cornstarch and water.

Serve and enjoy! Courtesy of Food.com