Jams & Jelly (Apple )

Baked Apple Butter

Contributor: Scott

several hours 300 degrees 9x13
12 lbs apples
1/2 cup sugar
2 Juice of lemons 6 Tbsp Real Lemon
3 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp allspice
1 cup port or dry white wine

Wash, core and quarter apples, (or use apple corer wedger) Nearly cover with water. Cook over medium heat for 1 1/2 hours. Put pulp through fine strainer, kitchen aide food mill is much easier. Measure pulp and to each cup of pulp add 1/2 cup sugar. Then to the apple pulp/sugar mixture add the lemon juice, cinnamon, cloves and allspice and bring to a boil. Allow to cool and add wine. Place mixture in 13x9 glass baking dishes. Place in 300 F oven and bake until thick but still moist, stirring occasionally. Can in half pint jars at 6 lbs of pressure for 8 minutes.
Edition: 5