Apple Butter/ Apple Jelly

[MoBookworm1957]

The last few days I have made apple butter for the first time.
That was a learning experience, but enjoyable.
Wish I could say the same for making apple jelly(not enjoyable).
My apple jelly will make a great syrup over sourdough pancakes/waffles or ice cream.
What is your favorite jelly recipes and break them down to the littlest detail for me.

 

[Magpie]

Lovely!
That happens to me also-I just pop it back in the pan, add a bit of jam sugar, and go again. There's only so much syrup we would use. Had to do it with my blackcurrant jelly yesterday; I usually add an apple in for extra pectin and forgot. I believe if you keep your peelings and scraps you can make homemade pectin?

When making apple jelly I sometimes throw in some vanilla or cinnamon for a change.

I keep my recipes simple in that I just stew the apples, or whatever fruit I have, sometimes mixing it - unpeeled, just chopped in a pan, with some water, strain off the juice when done. Bring the juice to the boil with sugar, one pint of juice to a pound of sugar. The pulp left over I keep for the hens, they love it. Same when I make juices.

I think I originally got the recipe from my River Cottage preserves book, which I lent to someone so can't check. Here's a website though. https://www.rivercottage.net/recipes-in/preserves

 

[d_marsh]

The last few days I have made apple butter for the first time.
That was a learning experience, but enjoyable.
Wish I could say the same for making apple jelly(not enjoyable).
My apple jelly will make a great syrup over sourdough pancakes/waffles or ice cream.
What is your favorite jelly recipes and break them down to the littlest detail for me.

I don't make anything like this, but there is a roadside stand I pass by that sells apple butter, jams, jellies and other stuff. Apple butter sounds interesting but I don't know what it is. You spread it on toast or something? I might have to stop and buy one.

 

[Bacpacker]

The wife makes killer apple butter. But its not the old school dar thick kind(which i love), hers is a little thinner but wow its good. Heat up a little and put over ice cream. WOOOOOOH DOOOGIES, in my best Jed Clampett voice

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Lovely!
That happens to me also-I just pop it back in the pan, add a bit of jam sugar, and go again. There's only so much syrup we would use. Had to do it with my blackcurrant jelly yesterday; I usually add an apple in for extra pectin and forgot. I believe if you keep your peelings and scraps you can make homemade pectin?

When making apple jelly I sometimes throw in some vanilla or cinnamon for a change.

I keep my recipes simple in that I just stew the apples, or whatever fruit I have, sometimes mixing it - unpeeled, just chopped in a pan, with some water, strain off the juice when done. Bring the juice to the boil with sugar, one pint of juice to a pound of sugar. The pulp left over I keep for the hens, they love it. Same when I make juices.

I think I originally got the recipe from my River Cottage preserves book, which I lent to someone so can't check. Here's a website though. https://www.rivercottage.net/recipes-in/preserves

I tried this advice.
Worked like a charm .
Thank you for the advice.
Also my sister in Texas, says to time it when it hits a hard boil.
3-5 minutes got dang near perfect Apple cinnamon jelly- no more syrup here.
Thanks again.

 

[Tommyice]

I don't make anything like this, but there is a roadside stand I pass by that sells apple butter, jams, jellies and other stuff. Apple butter sounds interesting but I don't know what it is. You spread it on toast or something? I might have to stop and buy one.

It’s good on pancakes too.

 

[d_marsh]

It’s good on pancakes too.

So I did buy some apple butter and some peach butter. They were both really good on toast. That's as far as I have used them so far.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

So I did buy some apple butter and some peach butter. They were both really good on toast. That's as far as I have used them so far.

It's great on ice cream too.

 

[AMC]

Would apple butter with vanilla make a good homemade chocolate bar filling?

 

[Weedygarden]

Would apple butter with vanilla make a good homemade chocolate bar filling?

Maybe. I would think if it was hard and cut into bars before dipping into chocolate that it would work.

 

[AMC]

Every Christmas I make homemade chocolate bars for my family from scratch.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Would apple butter with vanilla make a good homemade chocolate bar filling?

I will have to think about this for a bit.
I'll get back with you on this.
What kind of chocolate bar are you making?

 

[AMC]

Just a simple mixture of cocoa butter, cocoa powder, milk powder and powder sugar

 

[MoBookworm1957]

Just a simple mixture of cocoa butter, cocoa powder, milk powder and powder sugar

You made a nougat bar.
Let me think about it for a few minutes.