Apple Butter

Notes: Pat Scheuner's batches of apple butter at Grandpa's Cellar in Camino, California, are so big that it takes 5 days for them to cook in big copper kettles. To get the same effect with fewer apples, finish the butter in the oven. For a no-sugar version, cook Golden Delicious apples in apple juice and use about 1 cup honey instead of brown and granulated sugars.

By Pat Scheuner, Camino, California
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Yield:
Makes 5 to 6 cups
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

Directions

  • Peel, quarter, and core apples.

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  • In a 6- to 8-quart pan, combine apples and juice. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until apples are very soft when pressed, 20 to 30 minutes.

  • In a blender or food processor, purée apple mixture, a portion at a time. Pour purée into a roasting pan about 12- by 17-inch size. Stir in brown sugar and granulated sugar to taste. Mix in the ground cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.

  • Bake, uncovered, in a 325° oven, stirring occasionally, until butter is thick enough to mound when spooned onto a plate, 30 to 45 minutes.

  • Serve warm or cool. To store, cover and chill airtight up to 1 month. Or spoon into freezer containers, leaving at least 1 inch headspace. Cover airtight and freeze up to 1 year.

  • Nutritional analysis per 1/4 cup.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
121 calories; calories from fat 2.2%; protein 0.2g; fat 0.3g; carbohydrates 31g; fiber 1.8g; sodium 2.8mg.
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