Spiced Orange Apple Butter Recipes

SWEET SPICED APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Wash and quarter the apples.
• In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix the orange juice, cloves, allspice, and cinnamon stick.
• Add the apples, and bring to a boil. Turn heat to medium-low, cover, and allow to simmer for 30-45 minutes, until apples are softened all the way through.
• Remove mixture from heat, and let it cool for a bit so you don't burn yourself when processing. Process the mixture through your food mill, or push it through the sieve, which will leave the leftover peels, seeds, and spices behind.
• Pour the apple mixture into your Crock Pot. Prop the lid so that the steam can escape - this is important, because the apple butter needs to cook down. You can use knives, chopsticks, what have you to prop the lid.
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• Heat on high for an hour, then reduce the heat to low, and cook on low for 8-10 hours, stirring occasionally (but it shouldn't be the end of the world if you don't, unless your Crock Pot runs really hot - you just don't want it to burn on the bottom).
• The Apple Butter will cook down to a nice, smooth consistency and take on a delicious brown color.
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• Stir in sugar, and cook on low for another 1/2 hour or so. You may need a little more or a little less depending on how sweet your apples are.
• Pour it into jars and enjoy! If you're canning, leave 1/4 inch head space and process jars in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes (depending on altitude) (here are [url href="http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/348/348-594/348-594.html" target="_blank"]thorough canning instructions here[/url] from the Virginia Cooperative Extension).

SPICED ORANGE APPLEBUTTER CARROT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Oil and flour an 8 inch cake pan.
• In your mixing bowl cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and mix until well combined. Stir in orange spiced apple butter.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, and spices. Stir until combined.
• Add dry mixture to butter and sugar mixture. Mix until combined. Stir in raisins, carrot, pecans, and pineapple.
• Pour into prepared baking sheet and bake until done about 25 minutes.

SPICED APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• Prep apples as directed, combine in slow cooker with apple juice (or cider), brown sugar and spices, cook overnight and into the next day if you can, stirring occasionally - 18 hours or so is optimal. You want the mixture to reduce down significantly. Once the apples are to more or less applesauce consistency, apply an immersion blender to puree the mixture to a velvety texture or put it through a food mill. Once the liquid no longer separates quickly after it's stirred, it's ready to jar up and process. Pour into sterilized jars, process in hot water bath for 10-15 minutes.