The recipe for this apple butter is so easy and so good. The
first time I made it, years ago, I made it with my friend Sharron. We
made a HUGE batch and gave it out to people at church at Christmastime.
It was so fun to spend all day together with a good friend and make
something to give to others. I've never made apple butter from any other
recipe, but I can tell you that THIS recipe is delicious! I made it one
time and gave some to my father-in-law and HE said it was even better
than his mother's! And THAT'S saying something!! So...now that it's fall
and apples are abundant, give this a try!
Sharron's Apple Butter
4 cups apples (I used Golden Delicious) ~ chopped
3 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 cup lemon juice
Wash and peel your apples. Slice apples thinly or into small chunks.
Place everything into a large dutch oven and cook over
medium heat
until apples have broken down and
mixture in thick and dark golden
brown.
Carefully spoon mixture into clean jars.
Wipe any drips from jars, place lids and rings on jars and turn jars upside down to cool. When the jars are cool to the touch, the lids should be sealed down. Store in fridge until ready to use.
Look at that yummy golden deliciousness!!
Let's go!
Wash your apples.
Peel
and slice. If you don't have an apple slicer/peeler/corer
....you should
really get one. You can get them for about $20.
Nifty little tool.
Combine
your prepared apples and the rest of
the ingredients in a large dutch
oven.
I've doubled my recipe in these photos
but normally this recipe
uses one pot.
Start cooking! Your goal is to
cook the apples down until they are nice and soft.
Not ready yet....
Nope...still not yet.
Ahhh...perfect! Nice, thick and
cooked to a pretty golden color.
Wash your jars, lids and rings.
Then fill your jars.
This
is a neat little trick that Sharron showed me.
As soon as you have your
jars filled,
put the lids and rings on...then flip the jars over.
Allow
them cool upside down and when they're all cooled,
flip them over and
the lids SHOULD be sealed down.
Store in the fridge until you're ready
to use.
Look at this yummy stuff!! It's like apple pie in a jar!!
