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Sabrena Orr
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Sabrena
Olympia
WA
USA
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 Posted - Sep 13 2011 : 1:14:14 PM
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My grandma ("GG" to my kids) made THE best apple butter. Anyone have a great and simple recipe to share? Thanks so much!
Sabrena, Olympia |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2011 : 1:28:07 PM
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Hi Sabrena,
This is the recipe I use. I had run into an older woman while picking up canning jars one day. She asked what I was making and I told her Apple Butter. She told me that a pinch of cocoa powder was her secret ingredient. I was hesitant to try it but it really made a nice difference and the color is richer too. You cannot taste a chocolate taste.
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 or cider vinegar
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
**I have made this with the cider vinegar and it comes out good, but if the jars aren’t going to be used within the year, the flavor tends to sharpen.
To Can: You want to make sure that you have washed and dried the canning jars. Place the lids and bands in a saucepan and pour boiling water in the pan to cover. Using a wide-mouth funnel (you can find this anywhere that sells canning equipment) on the jar, ladle the apple butter into the jar leaving 1/8-inch head-space. Try not to leave any air pockets in the jar. Wipe the rim of the jar with a wet, clean cloth. Process at 5 minutes for pints and 10 minutes for quarts in hot water bath canner
*Adjust for altitude.
~Sharon
By His Grace, For His Glory
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Edited by - Calicogirl on Sep 13 2011 7:11:16 PM |
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Okie Farm Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
McLoud
Oklahoma
USA
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Sabrena Orr
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Sabrena
Olympia
WA
USA
198 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2011 : 1:57:56 PM
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Thank you Sharon!! I am making this tonight - yummy!
Sabrena, Olympia |
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Sabrena Orr
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Sabrena
Olympia
WA
USA
198 Posts |
Posted - Sep 13 2011 : 2:14:11 PM
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Thank you, Mary Beth! Both sound delicious!
Sabrena, Olympia |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13635 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Posted - Sep 13 2011 : 2:21:42 PM
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Hmmmm . . . wish I could give you proportions. I just make mine with shake and stir measurements by "eyeballing" it.
But I do the apples like Sharon does. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and a bit of salt.
I like to either "bake" mine in the oven at around 175-200 or do it in the crockpot. Either way it comes out yummy and the aroma through the house . . . YUMMMMMMMMM!!!
CJ
..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
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Lieberkim
True Blue Farmgirl
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Kimberly
Sunnyside
WASHINGTON
USA
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Posted - Sep 14 2011 : 9:48:44 PM
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Yummy can't wait for the apples to be ready so I can make apple butter again. My kids LOVE it.
Excuse the mess & the noise, my children are making happy memories |
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Apple Butter recipe?
