Caramel Spice Apple Butter

Recipe Cuisine: Toppings
Recipe Category: Toppings
Recipe Serves: 6

Recipes Ingredients:

4 lb Rome apples
1 ts Cinnamon
4 1/2 lb Granny Smith apples
1/2 ts Cloves
1 c Water
1/4 ts Ginger
4 c Sugar
2 tb Lemon juice

Recipe Instructions:

Wash apples and cut into pieces; combine with water in a large covered Sauce pot. Cook until soft, about 30 minutes. Press through a food mill; measure 12 cups apple pulp; and return to Sauce pot. Heat 2 cups Sugar in a saucepan, stirring until Sugar melts and turns a rich golden brown. Carefully pour into apple pulp. Sugar will crackle and harden. Add remaining 2 cups of Sugar and spices. Cook, uncovered, about 1 hour or until apple Butter thickens, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking. Stir in lemon juice. Pour Hot into Hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Adjust caps. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Yield: 6 half pints. From: Ball Blue Book Shared By: Pat Stockett