Oven Apple Butter

Name: Oven Apple Butter
Yield: Makes 2 quarts
Ingredients: 6 lbs. apples, cored, peeled and sliced; 2 qts. sweet cider; 2 qts. water; 2 tblsp. salt; ½ tsp. ground cloves; ½ tsp. ground allspice; 3½ to 4 c. sugar; 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Makes
2 quarts

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Delicious on hot biscuits or rolls

Ingredients

2 qts. water
2 tblsp. salt
6 lbs.

Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Combine water and salt. Add apples. Drain well but do not rinse slices.
Put through food chopper, using finest blade. Measure pulp and juice (there should be 2 qts.).
Combine with cider. Place in large enamel pan. Center pan in moderate oven (350°). Let mixture simmer about 3 to 3½ hours until cooked down about half and is thick and mushy. Stir thorough