Apple Brandy Apple Butter
- 1 (12 ounce) can frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
- 1/2 cup sweet red wine or 1/2 cup apple cider
- 4 lbs cooking apples, peeled,cored and cut into fourths
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup apple brandy or 1 cup apple cider
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- Heat juice concentrate, wine and apples to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven; reduce heat to low.
- Simmer uncovered about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until apples are very soft.
- Mash with potato masher if necessary, to remove all lumps.
- Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low.
- Simmer uncovered about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until no liquid separates from pulp.
- Immediately pour into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
- Wipe rims of jars; seal.
- Cool on wire rack 1 hour.
- Store in refrigerator up to 2 months.
apple juice concentrate, sweet red wine, cooking apples, brown sugar, apple brandy, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/apple-brandy-apple-butter-41678 (may not work)