Apple Butter

A community recipe by Crafty Cookie

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

A delicious spicy preserve. Great on sweet scones and toast. I pot up in small jars (baby food size is ideal) and keep in the fridge when opened otherwise store in a cool, dark and dry place. Granulated sugar is ideal for this recipe as the pectin in apples is quite sufficient.

Ingredients

Serves: -

1⅜ apples
½ hard cider (or apple wine)
granulated sugar
cinnamon
ground cloves

Method

Apple Butter is a community recipe submitted by Crafty Cookie and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Wash apples, remove any bruises or bad bits.

Cut whole apple (including skin and core) unto small dice.

Place in a pan with the hard cider or wine. Bring to the boil, cover and simmer until soft.

Sieve and weigh the pulp.

For every 1lb of pulp use 12oz granulated sugar, 1/2 level teaspoon of cinnamon and 1/2 level teaspoon of ground cloves.

Simmer gently stirring occasionally until a wooden spoon will leave it's impression in the butter.

Pot at once into sterilised warm jars. Place on wax disc, screw on lid.