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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3919 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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 Posted - Oct 12 2013 : 3:43:01 PM
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I will be getting some baking apples from my neighbor soon. I want to make apple butter. May I borrow someone's tried and true recipe? Also, I want to know what kinds of jars to use and if I can keep it in the cupboard until I open the jar.
Marie, Sister #5142
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2013 : 5:13:22 PM
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Hey Marie,
Here is our tried and true recipe. You will need to process the jars in a water bath canner if you want to store it in the cupboard. You can purchase canning jars (Ball or Kerr brand) at Wal-Mart by the dozen and you can use either half-pint or pint sized jars.
Crock Pot Apple Butter
Wash and cook apples in large pot after removing stem and blossom ends, When tender and cooled, push through sieve or food mill.
8 Cups Applesauce
4 Cups Sugar (2-white/2 lt. brown)
½ cup apple cider
2-teaspoons cinnamon
1-teaspoon ground cloves
A pinch of baking cocoa
Place all ingredients in crock-pot. Cook on low 10-12 hours. Make sure steam escapes when it starts boiling. Stir occasionally. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.
Yield: 4-6 pints
*You may need to adjust cooking time for desired thickness:)
To Can: You want to make sure that you have sterilized the canning jars. Place the lids and bands in a saucepan and pour boiling water in the pan to cover. Using a canning funnel (you can find this anywhere that sells canning equipment) on the jar, ladle the apple butter into the jar leaving 1/8-inch headspace. Try not to leave any air pockets in the jar. Wipe the rim of the jar with a wet, clean cloth. Place lid on jar and then screw band around jar. Process in water bath canner for 10 minutes (check to see if you need to adjust for altitude. You can freeze it in containers also.
Farmgirl Sister #5392
By His Grace, For His Glory
~Sharon
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Edited by - Calicogirl on Oct 12 2013 5:14:42 PM |
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3021 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3021 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2013 : 5:40:10 PM
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Sharon,
That sounds wonderful. I just tried making some for the first time yesterday and I wasn't very satisfied with the way it tasted. It was just apples, sugar, water, and cinnamon. I'm going to write down your recipe and try it next time. Thanks so much for sharing!!
Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
http://nndairy.blogspot.com/
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3919 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3919 Posts |
Posted - Oct 12 2013 : 5:46:30 PM
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So I can't just put the jars in a big pot of boiling water for 10 minutes?
Marie, Sister #5142
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
1674 Posts
Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Posted - Oct 12 2013 : 9:19:52 PM
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Marie, my recipe and a step-by-step photo tutorial on making apple butter is at my blog. Mine is the kind that you put into the jars and waterbath. I use half pint and pint jars (half pints make great gifts) and they can stay on your shelf for a couple of years until you open them. Then you keep them in the frig after opening. The post is at http://www.oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog/?p=1921 Maybe that will help? :-)
Mary Beth
www.OklahomaPastryCloth.com
www.Oklahomapastrycloth.com/blog
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Oct 13 2013 : 05:20:43 AM
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| Just wanted to share my recipe, everyone I have given it to loves it 6 pounds of apples, 2 tablespoons vanilla extract, 1.5 cups of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 3-4 teaspoons cinnamon Peel, core, and slice apples in fourths. Put in crock pot with vanilla and cook on low for 6-8 hours, stir every few hours. Once apples are tender, mash with a potato masher and stir in sugar and spices. Cook on low for another 5-6 hours stirring occasionally. you can freeze it or hot water bath it for 10 minutes. Roxanna |
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3919 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
3919 Posts |
Posted - Oct 13 2013 : 08:14:52 AM
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Thanks ladies. I will make this an experience.
Marie, Sister #5142
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Oct 14 2013 : 08:25:58 AM
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I cook my apples in my crock pot. Lots easier. I just add sugar and spices to taste and do them in the water bath canner according to the Ball canning book. Applesauce the same way. I don't actually sweeten my apple sauce or apple butter but that is because I prefer the sugar free.
Denise
Farmgirl Sister #43
"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path."
Psalm 119:105
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Alanna Neupert
True Blue Farmgirl
66 Posts
Alanna
cabot
PA
USA
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Posted - Oct 15 2013 : 7:02:48 PM
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| Good evening from the farm.... made rphelps4 apple butter tonite, wow, gteat flavor, love this recipe and so easy....... I', def going to make this again! Alanna |
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MTFarmLPN
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
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Posted - Oct 21 2013 : 08:19:24 AM
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I have been looking for a recipe for this, will have to try when I get a few days off. Thanks for sharing.
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Alanna Neupert
True Blue Farmgirl
66 Posts
Alanna
cabot
PA
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2013 : 01:57:12 AM
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| Thanks again for the wonderful applebutter recipe, I shared this recipe with some of my friends and they all loved it .... I love the addition of vanilla to this recipe, it tastes so good on homemade bread... So very good, thanks for sharing this great recipe ! |
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
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Posted - Oct 22 2013 : 06:14:02 AM
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| Alanna I am glad you are enjoying the applebutter, my family and everyone I have shared it with loves it! Roxanna |
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Cissik
True Blue Farmgirl
578 Posts
Sylvia
Kent
WA
USA
578 Posts |
Posted - Oct 22 2013 : 08:27:34 AM
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Originally posted by rphelps4
Just wanted to share my recipe, everyone I have given it to loves it 6 pounds of apples, 2 tablespoons vanilla extract, 1.5 cups of brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 3-4 teaspoons cinnamon Peel, core, and slice apples in fourths. Put in crock pot with vanilla and cook on low for 6-8 hours, stir every few hours. Once apples are tender, mash with a potato masher and stir in sugar and spices. Cook on low for another 5-6 hours stirring occasionally. you can freeze it or hot water bath it for 10 minutes. Roxanna
This recipe sounds awesome. Must do. I love apple butter. My neighboor taught me to use a turkey roaster and roast the apple butter at 200º for like 12 hours. Had to stir it every hour. And you had to prepare the apple and make applesauce first. I love this approach. Thanks for sharing.
Sylvia
Kent, WA
Farm Girl #5389
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rphelps4
True Blue Farmgirl
620 Posts
roxanna
westport
indiana
USA
620 Posts |
Posted - Oct 23 2013 : 06:15:46 AM
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| Cissik, I made applebutter also with a neighbor and we cooked in the oven all night at 200 degrees, the crock pot recipe reminds of that. Roxanna |
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