Apple Butter

• 4 pounds tart/sweet apples, such as Mutsu, Jonagold, or Braeburn, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 quarts fresh-pressed apple cider

1. Place the apples in a 3- or 4-quart noncorrodible pot.
2. Stir in the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and apple cider.
3. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat.
4. Cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Turn down the heat to very low and cover the pot.
6. Continue to cook for 3 hours, until a deep brown color.
7. Uncover the pot and continue cooking the apple butter until the liquid is cooked off and the apple butter is thick.
8. Allow to cool for several hours at room temperature.
9. Spoon the apple butter into jars and cover with a lid.

sweet apples, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, freshpressed apple cider

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/apple-butter-381906 (may not work)