Apple Honey Butter
From: LCB, Anjou, Quebec, Canada
Comments: Honey not only sweetens this butter but gives it its special scent.
Servings: 6 [8-ounce / 250-mL] jars
IngredientsPreparation
  • 5 pounds [2.27 kg] McIntosh apples
  • 2 cups [500 mL] apple cider
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] allspice
  • 1 cup [250 mL] buckwheat [or other] honey
  • Sterilized jars
  • Rinse and grossly chop apples.
  • Arrange apple pieces into a casserole; pour in apple cider.
  • Bring to a boil; cover and simmer until apple pieces are tender, for approximately 20 minutes, stirring and crushing apples from time to time.
  • With the back of a spoon, press apples through a sieve to get applesauce.
  • Puree applesauce into a food processor, unless you prefer a chunky applesauce.
  • Pour applesauce back into casserole; mix in cinnamon and allspice
  • Bring back to a boil, stirring from time to time; lower heat and slowly simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Mix in buckwheat honey; slowly simmer for 30 minutes, until puree sticks to the spoon or is of desired consistency.
  • Store into sterilized jars.