Blushing Apple Butter Recipe
This Blushing Apple Butter tastes incredible ! Try this fruity sweet spread over your breakfast bread and let me know if you like it ! Your suggestions for this Blushing Apple Butter are welcome !
Ingredients
3 3/4 pounds Granny Smith apples peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
1 1/2 cups apple cider or apple juice
1 cup cranberries
3 strips lemon peel
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups sugar
Directions
In 5 quart Dutch oven, heat apples, cider, cranberries, lemon peel, and lemon juice to boiling over high heat.
Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until apples are very soft, stirring occasionally.
Stir in sugar; heat to boiling over high heat.
Reduce heat to medium; cook, partially covered, 1 hour or until apple butter is very thick, stirring occasionally (mixture may sputter and splash, so be careful when stirring).
Spoon apple butter into blender in small batches and blend (with center part of blender cover removed to allow steam to escape) until smooth.
Spoon apple butter into jars or crocks for gift giving.
Store tightly covered in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.
Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes or until apples are very soft, stirring occasionally.
Stir in sugar; heat to boiling over high heat.
Reduce heat to medium; cook, partially covered, 1 hour or until apple butter is very thick, stirring occasionally (mixture may sputter and splash, so be careful when stirring).
Spoon apple butter into blender in small batches and blend (with center part of blender cover removed to allow steam to escape) until smooth.
Spoon apple butter into jars or crocks for gift giving.
Store tightly covered in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.
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