Baked Apple Butter Recipe
Try this amazingly delicious Baked Apple Butter. This tasty and effortlessly prepared Baked Apple Butter is the one side dish about which you surely would love to talk about with us!
Ingredients
| Apples | 5 Pound | |
| 3 cups apple cider or apple juice | ||
| Brown sugar | ||
| Cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg to taste | ||
Directions
Wash and quarter the apples; remove stems and blemishes.
Place in a large pan and add cider.
Cover and cook the fruit gently until it is quite soft.
Force through a colander or food mill; measure the pulp.
For every cup of fruit pulp, stir in about 1/2 cup of brown sugar, depending upon the sweetness of the apples, and spices to taste.
(For 4 to 5 pounds apples, about 2 teaspoons cinnamon,1/2 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon allspice, and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg may be a combination which will please your tastes.) Place fruit in a heavy baking pan and bake in a 275° to 300° oven until butter is thick and dark.
(If desired, butter may be partially cooked on top of range, then placed in oven.) Pour hot into hot, sterilized glasses and seal.
Place in a large pan and add cider.
Cover and cook the fruit gently until it is quite soft.
Force through a colander or food mill; measure the pulp.
For every cup of fruit pulp, stir in about 1/2 cup of brown sugar, depending upon the sweetness of the apples, and spices to taste.
(For 4 to 5 pounds apples, about 2 teaspoons cinnamon,1/2 teaspoon cloves, 1 teaspoon allspice, and 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg may be a combination which will please your tastes.) Place fruit in a heavy baking pan and bake in a 275° to 300° oven until butter is thick and dark.
(If desired, butter may be partially cooked on top of range, then placed in oven.) Pour hot into hot, sterilized glasses and seal.
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