Pear Butter Or Apple Butter Doughnuts Recipes

APPLE-PEAR BUTTER

Steps:

• In an 8- to 10-qt. heavy pot or Dutch oven combine apples, pears, and cider. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Press apple mixture through a food mill or sieve. (You should have 7 1/2 to 8 cups.) Return pulp to pot; discard skins.
• Stir in sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cook, uncovered, over very low heat 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours or until thick enough that mixture mounds on a spoon, stirring often.
• Place pot of apple butter in a sink filled with ice water; stir to cool. Ladle into clean wide-mouth half-pint freezer containers, leaving a 1/2-inch headspace. Seal and label. Store in refrigerator up to 2 weeks or freeze up to 6 months. Apple butter may darken slightly on freezing. Makes 5 to 6 half-pints.

APPLE-PEAR BUTTER

Steps:

• Place the apples, pears, and apple cider in a large heavy pot. Bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Cover and continue cooking 20 to 30 minutes, or until the fruit is well softened.
• Place about half of the fruit mixture in a blender. Purée until smooth. Pour into a medium bowl. Repeat with the remaining fruit mixture.*
• Return the fruit mixture to the pot. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
• Stir in the sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice. Continue to simmer for 1 to 2 hours, or until the mixture thickens and turns deep brown. Stir frequently.
• Cool to room temperature. Then, transfer to airtight container(s) and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.

APPLE-PEAR BUTTER

Steps:

• Combine apples, pears, and apple juice in a saucepan over low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until apples and pears are soft, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Stir in honey, cinnamon, and vanilla extract. Cook over low heat for 2 hours more, stirring occasionally.
• Remove from heat; mash fruit with potato masher. Allow to cool completely, at least 20 minutes. Transfer to a blender and blend until smooth. Return to the saucepan over low heat; cook, uncovered, stirring often, until thickened, about 30 minutes.

APPLE BUTTER WAFFLE DONUTS

Steps:

• Preheat your waffle iron.
• In a large mixing bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In a medium bowl whisk together milk, apple butter, maple syrup, melted butter, and eggs.
• Pour the liquid mixture into the flour mixture and stir to combine. If the batter seems too thick, thin it out with more milk until the desired consistency.
• Cook your waffles according to the manufacturer's directions for your waffle maker, and let them cool. (Mini waffles will cook faster than full sized.)
• Prepare the glaze. In a large bowl whisk together powdered sugar, 4 Tablespoons of milk and vanilla. The glaze will be think but not as thick as frosting. If it appears too think, thin it out with more milk. Set aside.
• Fill a high-sided pan with 2 inches of vegetable oil. Bring the oil to 365 degrees F. Once the oil is hot, add in about 4 waffles at a time and fry for 5 seconds on each side. (They should just crisp and turn a dark golden brown color.)
• Continue until all of the waffles are fried.
• Dip waffles one at a time into the glaze and let them cool on a rack in a rimmed baking sheet to harden. Serve the same day as making.

APPLE BUTTER DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla., Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Combine evaporated milk and lemon juice; let stand 1 minute. Stir in apple butter. Add flour mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with apple butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours., Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead 5-6 times. Roll to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cutter., In an electric skillet or deep fryer, heat oil to 375°. Fry doughnuts, a few at a time, until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels., In a small heavy saucepan, cook butter over medium heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Pour into a small bowl; beat in the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla. Frost doughnuts.

APPLE PEAR BUTTER (SLOW COOKER RECIPE)

Steps:

• Add the pear and apple chunks to a blender, along with the apple cider and the apple cider vinegar.
• Blend the fruits with the liquids until smooth and no chunks remain, about 1 minute.
• Pour the contents of the blender into a slow cooker. Add the brown sugar, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, kosher salt, and vanilla extract to the puree. Stir the spices and sugar, and vanilla into the apple pear mixture to combine.
• Cover the slow cooker and set the temperature to high. Leave the cover of the slow cooker askew to allow steam to escape from the apple pear butter as it cooks.
• Cook the apple pear butter for 8-12 hours, stirring the apple pear butter once every hour.
• Once the apple pear butter is done, transfer it into clean mason jars or storage containers. If you do this while the apple pear butter is piping hot, the heat from it will help vacuum seal the lids on the jars.
• Store in the fridge for up to one month.Use it as a spread, topping, or mixed into your favorite recipes.

CHEF

Steps:

• 1 Quarter the fruit (do not peel) and core. Dice into large chunks. Place the fruit and apple cider in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring frequently, for 30 to 40 minutes, or until fruit is very soft when pierced with a knife. 2 Remove the pan from heat; add brown sugar, spices and lemon juice and stir to blend. 3 Puree mixture until very smooth in food processor fitted with a steel blade. 4 Return the mixture to the saucepan; simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, for 15 to 30 minutes, or until thickened to desired consistency. 5 Cool. Pour into jars, cover tightly and refrigerate for up to 30 days.

APPLE BUTTER DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, combine biscuit mix and sugar.
• Combine egg, 1/2 C Apple Butter and vanilla.
• Add to dry ingredients; mix till smooth.
• Cover, chill 1-2 hrs.
• On lightly floured surface knead 8-10 times.
• Roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness.
• Cut with floured doughnut cutter.
• Fry in deep, hot oil (375 degrees) about 1/2 minute on each side or till golden brown.
• Dip warm doughnuts in Apple Butter Glaze and then in nuts.

PEAR BUTTER OR APPLE BUTTER DOUGHNUTS

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes.
• 2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg. Beat in vanilla.
• 3. Combine the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Combine evaporated milk and juice; let stand 1 minute. Stir in pear or apple butter. Add flour mixture, beating well. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
• 4. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead 5-6 times. Roll to 1/4" thickness. Cut with a floured cookie or doughnut cutter.
• 5. In an deep skillet or deep fryer heat oil to 375 and fry doughnuts a few at a time until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
• 6. In a small heavy saucepan, cook butter over medium heat until golden brown. Roughly 5 minutes. Pour into a small bowl and beat in the confectioners' sugar, milk and extract. Frost doughnuts. You can add food coloring for seasonal shapes and sprinkle with favorite sprinkles. Enjoy!