Roasted Apple Butter

Very very good, and heathly. Good on bread or biscuits. Recipe comes from a mag article on apples.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 35 mins
• Yields: 3 cups

Ingredients

• 2 3⁄4 lbs mcintosh apples (about 8, peeled, quartered and cored )
• 2  cups  unsweetened apple juice

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450°. Arrange the apples in a large roasting pan. Pour the apple juice over the apples and bake for 30 minutes, or until tender and browned. Lower the oven to 350°.
2. Using a fork or potato masher, thoroughly mash the apples in the roasting pan. Bake the apple puree, stirring occasionally, for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours, or until very thick and deeply browned. Scrape into a bowl and let cool. Serve at room temperature or chilled.