Apple Butter Recipe

A friend of mine have me great recipe for Apple Butter.  It is simple to make but it takes a while. 

APPLE BUTTER

12 Granny Smith apples

2 cups apple cider

1-1/2 cups sugar

1 tsp cinnamon

½ tsp allspice

          Cook the apples and the cider until the apples are very soft.  Put the mixture through a food mill and add the sugar and spices.  Cook over low heat until the mixture reaches the desired consistency, about 2 hours.

          Wash the canning jars in hot water (or the dishwasher) and boil the lids and rings for 5 minutes in a pan. 

          Ladle the apple butter into the jars leaving approximately a ¼" space.  Put on the lids and rings and boil the jars in a large pot for 10 minutes.  Check when the jars are cooled to make sure that the lids have popped down. 

          If not canning, you can save the apple butter in the refrigerator for approximately two to three weeks or you can freeze the apple butter.

          This recipe makes approximately 7 jars (8oz).   

Add cider, sugar and spices to apple sauce (or spices to milled cider and apples)

Apple sauce, cider and spices added.

Cook down for 2 hours

Can and store.

Tips:

If you already have apple sauce made you can use that and start the recipe by adding the sugar, cider and spices and cooking from there.

If you are making this from apple sauce, place all the ingredients in the crock pot for 6 hrs on high or 10-12 on low.  Keep the lid slightly open so the water will evaporate out. 

Be careful with the mixture as it cooks down.  It splatters, is very hot and sticks to whatever it touches.  If it lands on you - it will burn.  If it lands on the stove - it will stick.

Use on toast or English Muffin.

Add to plain yogurt.