Apple Butter

Type A food.  Translated to BLAND the first few weeks.  I like bland ok, but I like flavor and texture even better!

Toast was great, but I couldn't have the butter that made it palatable...so I made some apple butter.

The apple butter in stores has vinegar, another type A no-no, so making your own is necessary, and I have say it helped my toast

a LOT!!   This picture shows Ezekiel cinnamon raisin bread (excellent by the way) toasted, with apple butter spread on while it's still 

warm from the toaster, and chopped walnuts sprinkled on.   It was so yummy!! 

I do not know how to make a printable recipe for you yet... but this was quite simple, probably you will be able to duplicate

the apple butter without a big sheet of paper :D   

I crock potted mine, I think it would be the best way, as this needs to cook slowly for quite a while.  So add to crockpot:

1  48oz jar (or so) unsweetened apple sauce

 2 tablespoons cinnamon, vary this according to your like or dislike of cinnamon, but don't be afraid, it cooks and mellows.

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Sweetener of your choice.  This one is trickier, I used agave, about 1 1/2 Tablespoons, I didn't want mine very sweet, if you are

usiing raw sugar, I'd recommend about 2 tablespoons. Stevia users, whatever amount to replace the sugar.  

I think this is a very flexible recipe, I didn't have nutmeg or allspice on hand, I would have used some, and think it would have be an excellent flavor.  The real key to this recipe working is the cooking.   You are going to heat this stuff up, and cook it and cook it, and cook it some more :D   Mine took around 10 hours, cooking on high for about 3 hours, and then the rest on low.  You want it to turn nice and dark, and get thicker.  Mine didn't get super thick, there was still a bit of moisture in it, which allowed it to soak into

my warm and make it nice and soft, mmmmm.   

So try it out, feel free to experiment with it, and let me know how you like!!