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Apple Butter

By: Suzanne  
"This is an apple butter recipe my Grandmother passed down to me. It is always delicious. If you do not like your apple butter to be tangy, you can replace the cider vinegar with water."

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Original Recipe Yield 1 1/2 quarts
 

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds apples, cored and chopped
  • 2 cups apple cider vinegar
  • 10 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 5 teaspoons ground cloves
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 4 tablespoons grated lemon zest

Directions

  1. Place apples and 2 cups of cider vinegar or water into a large pot. Cook over medium low heat until soft.
  2. Put the fruit through a strainer.
  3. Measure the apple pulp by cup into a large mixing bowl. Keep track of how many cups of apple pulp you have added to the mixing bowl. For each one cup of apple pulp mix in 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice, and the zest of one lemon; mix well.
  4. Spoon the mixture into a Dutch oven. Cook the mixture over a medium or medium-low temperature until it "sheets" from the spoon. What this means is that you put a small amount of the apple butter in a spoon and let it cool slightly. As it thickens, two large drops will form along the edge of the spoon (as you hold the spoon upside down over the pot) one drop on either side of the spoon. When these two drops come together and fall as one drop of the spoon, the sheeting stage has been reached.
  5. Pour apple butter into hot sterilized jars. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 26 | Total Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 0mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 15, 2003 by TBURKE 
This recipe is not written correctly. First it has no sugar in the recipe and the amount of... MORE
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Reviewed on Sep. 19, 2004 by TKERR 
I have to agree with TBURKE on this one. It has no sugar in it and is very bitter tasting. I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2008 by KYSA 
I was looking at Apple Butter recipes & came across this one. I think it's supposed to read... MORE
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Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2009 by NE1canCook 
My wife loved this recipe! She loves anyrhing cinnamon and this recipe has it! I made a batch... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2009 by Gretchen 
Keep in mind that there are two types of apple butter, sweet and tart. This is a tart one, so... MORE

 
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