Making apple butter couldn't be easier.
Take 10 lbs of free apples.
Peel and core them.
Throw a few cups at a time into a food processor until it has the consistency of apple sauce. Put the apple sauce into a slow cooker.
Repeat until slow cooker is almost full. Add 2 cups sugar and 1 cup lemon juice (for 8-10 lbs of puree) to the slow cooker and spices to tast. Mix well. Set slow cooker to low, put lid on such that some steam can escape and let simmer for 8 hours.
If you wish to can your apple butter. Sterilize pint jars by placing jar and lid (but not ring) into boiling water for at least 5 minutes. Spoon apple butter into jar, seat lid and screw on ring. Boil jars for 10 minutes with water at least 1" above top of jar. Place jars in area free from drafts and disturbances until cooled.
Enjoy!
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I was just coming online to find an applesauce recipe for all my apples and got distracted by your website. It's kismet.
ReplyDeleteI'm horribly amused... though yours reminded me that I did add a cup of lemon juice to this. Need to edit the post.
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