Apple Butter!

I’ve been searching for an apple butter recipe that uses vinegar & this is as close as I got when I was gifted apples from a friend’s tree! Really I’m looking for one that included vinegar AND apple cider AND uses a slow cooker…maybe I dreamed it…

You will need a mill for this unless you really feel like peeling apples and putting them in a blender.

 

Ingredients:

3 lb Apples

3/4 c apple cider vinegar

1/2t salt

1 c water

1 c packed light brown sugar

1 T apple pie spice

1 t vanilla extract (optional, you only need it sometimes…)

 

Directions:

1. Core & wedge the apples. 
2. Add to a pot along with apple cider vinegar, salt, and water.
3. Simmer, covered 20–30 minutes, stirring occasionally
4. Turn off heat when apples can be mashed tender and most of the liquid has evaporated.
5. Run through sauce mill
6. Return to heat and add sugar, spices, and vanilla. 
7. Simmer, stirring frequently, until sauce thickens (15 minutes)
8. Enjoy on hot toast with butter!
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Makes 4 to 5 cups (1qt jar, 2 pint jars, or 4 jelly jars)

Keeps 3 weeks in the fridge (lol – as if!)

 

To can:

1. Jar hot apple butter leaving ¼ inch headspace 
2. Water bath 15 minutes
3. Let sit in hot water 5 minutes
4. Remove & cool!