An Apple A Day...Day 6

Day 6...Canned Crock Pot Apple Butter

This is a great recipe and an old time favorite! And super easy! Hope you enjoy!

Here are the items you need:

5 pounds of apples
4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon salt

First: Peel the apples.

Second: Slice and core the apples.

Third: Place apples in the crock pot.

Fourth: In a bowl, mix sugar, cinnamon, ground cloves, and salt.

Fifth: Pour mixture over the apples and mix well.

Sixth: Cover the crock put and cook on high for 5 hours.

Stir occasionally, until mixture is dark brown and thick.

Seventh: Reduce heat to low, uncover, and cook for 1 hour. Stir with whisk or mash mixture with potato masher if you are wanting a more smooth butter.

Eighth: Spoon mixture into hot, sterilized jars. Wipe top of jars then put the lids on. Boil in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes.

Then wait for the "PoP! PoP! Pops!" One of my favorite parts of canning is waiting to here the lids pop and counting them down!

Don't they look great! I can't wait for some hot biscuits. Have I told you how much I love biscuits?...let's just put it this way, a nickname of mine growing up was the biscuit burner and the Mr. doesn't call me "Biscuit" for nothing. I can't get enough of those fluffy, flaky, buttery biscuits....

Back to apple butter!

I was hoping for more jars to fill, but this really cooked down. I ended up with 2 pints, 3 half pints, and 2 of those small jelly jars. They will make great gifts, though...if they last that long!