Apple Butter
Ready In: 6 hrs
Yields: 24 pints
Ingredients
- 24 lbs apples
- 16 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground cloves
Directions
- Pare and quarter apples.
- cook until very tender with a little water in a cover pot. (I use a dutch oven).
- Puree cooked apples. Measure 30 cups into roaster pan.
- while still warm stir in rest of ingredients. mix well.
- bake at 325 Degrees F for 3.5 to 5 hours. baking time depends on type of apple used and how fast the sauce thickens.
- apple butter has a tendency to cook faster around the edges of the pan so STIR OFTEN.
- when apple butter is medium thickness, pour into hot sterilized glass jars. Seal immediately.
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