Apple Butter
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
4 Pints (approx)
ingredients
- 16 medium apples (about 6 pounds)
- 1892.0 ml water
- 1419.0 ml sweet apple cider (the dark cloudy kind)
- 680.38 g sugar (3 cups)
- 4.92 ml ground cinnamon
- 4.92 ml ground allspice
- 4.92 ml ground cloves
directions
- Wash and cut apples into small pieces (there should be about 4 quarts).
- In a large pot, place apples and cover with water, and cook until soft.
- Pour cooked apples and liquid into a food mill (or press them through a large hole sieve) which has been placed over a large bowl, to puree them and remove skins and seeds.
- Using the same pot you cooked the apples in, add the cider and bring it to a boil, add apple pulp and sugar; cook until mixture thickens, stirring to prevent scorching.
- Stir in all the spices and continue to cook the apple butter until it is thick enough for spreading.
- Pour into sterilized jars and seal.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Dee514
United States
I'm married (53 years to the same lucky guy) and have 2 kids, a daughter 47, a son 43, and 2 beautiful grand daughters (11 yrs and 14 yrs). I have always enjoyed cooking and baking, especially breads :)