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Oven-Made Apple Butter

Source of Recipe


Country Living Magazine






List of Ingredients



• 6 lbs. cooking apples
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 2-1/2 cups granulated sugar
  
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
  
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  






Instructions



1. Peel, core, and slice apples in eighths; place in large, heavy saucepan and add water. Cover tightly and cook 5 minutes over moderate heat. Stir and add a little more water if pot appears dry. Uncover pot and continue cooking until apples are tender, about 3 to 5 minutes longer.
   
   
2. Heat oven to 350° F. Mix cooked apple mixture with remaining ingredients in a large, deep, heatproof baking dish. Bake 3 to 4 hours, until thick and dark, stirring occasionally. A spoonful of the cooked butter should have almost no liquid surrounding it when done. (Apple butter keeps well in the refrigerator for 3 weeks.)
   
   
3. To can: Ladle apple butter into sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims. Add lids and process in a boiling-water bath 5 minutes.
   
   Makes 4 pints.