One of my favorite things about fall is the food! Today's mission is to continue to make use of the apples I picked with my family. Today I made apple butter. My house smelled heavenly with the aroma of apples and spice. I thought I'd share with you the process I used to make this delicious spread.
Here's what you'll need
Here's what you'll need
| Apple Butter 4 1/2 lbs of Jonathan apples 3 cups apple juice 2 cups sugar 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp all-spice 1/2 tsp ground cloves | 
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First begin by washing your apples. I use a vinegar/water solution and a vegetable brush to remove all residue from the apples (The apple on the left is before I washed it in my vinegar/water solution, the apple on the right is after).
After all your apples are clean, use a vegetable peeler or paring knife to remove the skins.
Cut the apples into quarters. With a knife, slice the quartered piece at an angle to remove the core.
Rinse apples and place in a large stock pot.
Add apple juice and spices to apples.
Add sugar.
Cook on medium high and simmer for about half an hour or until apples are soft.
Scoop apples out of sugar mixture and place in a food processor.
Puree apples until smooth.
Return apples to stockpot with sugar mixture.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer approximately 2 hours. Cooking time may vary.
The apple butter will be rich brown in color and mounds on the back of a spoon when it is ready.
Stay tuned. I will be posting information on how to can apple butter soon!
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