Apple Butter

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/apple-butter

Ingredients

  • 6 pounds mixed sweet and tart apples, unpeeled, uncored, chopped
  • 6 cups apple cider
  • 1 cup raw or granulated sugar
  • 1 3-inch cinnamon stick
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar

Directions

  • 1.

    Bring apples, cider, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, and salt to a boil in a large wide pot. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid has evaporated and apples are very soft, 1–1½ hours.

  • 2.

    Discard cinnamon stick. Pass apple mixture through the fine disk of a food mill, or strain through a coarse-mesh sieve, pressing with a rubber spatula. Discard peel, seeds, and cloves.

  • 3.

    Preheat oven to 350°. Transfer apple mixture to a 13x9" baking pan and bake, stirring every 30 minutes, until reduced by half and very thick and dark amber, 1½–2 hours. Stir in vinegar; let cool in pan.

  • 4.

    Apple butter can be made 1 month ahead; transfer to an airtight container and chill, or freeze up to 3 months.