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Spirited Strawberry−Apple Butter

GreekVegetarianIntermediate60 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 each ounce) can frozen apple juice concentrate
  • 0.3 cup sweet red wine
  • 6 cup strawberries, cut in half
  • 6 cup cooking apples, peeled, cored, and cut into quarters
  • 0.8 cup packed brown sugar
  • 0.5 cup strawberry schnapps
  • 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp ground ginger

Instructions

  1. 1

    Pinch of ground cloves Heat apple juice concentrate, wine, and fruit to boiling in a Dutch oven; reduce heat.

  2. 2

    Simmer, uncovered, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally until fruit is very soft.

  3. 3

    Put mixture into food processor to remove all lumps.

  4. 4

    Stir in remaining ingredients.

  5. 5

    Heat to boiling; reduce heat.

  6. 6

    Simmer, uncovered, about 2 hours, stirring occasionally until no liquid separates from pulp.

  7. 7

    Immediately pour mixture into hot sterilized jars leaving1/2 inch head-space.

  8. 8

    Wipe rims of jars; seal.

  9. 9

    Cool on rack 1 hour.

  10. 10

    Store in refrigerator up to 2 months.

  11. 11

    Makes 6 jars (4 ounces each) of strawberry-apple butter.

Tags

greekjoy-of-canning