Apple Butter and Homemade Bread
What could be better than a big spoonful of Apple Butter slathered (that’s an official foodie word) on a piece of Homemade Bread? Not much 🙂
I was inspired by my friend, Phoebe over at Getting Freedom, when she posted her Apple Butter recipe. I had made Apple Butter before, but not for a couple years.
It’s one of the easiest jams or jellies that you can make. Throw it all in the crockpot, stir it a few times, if you want, and smell the aroma.
It would make great gifts, too. Fill a small jar with the Apple Butter, cover with a piece of fabric, tie a ribbon around it and bake a loaf of bread. What a great teacher, friend, or even co-worker gift! Just to say “Happy Fall! ” 🙂
Apple Butter Ingredients
- Apples
- Sugar
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg (I didn’t have nutmeg, so I used allspice and it turned out fine)
Directions:
Call for your trusted assistant to use the apple peeler/corer/slicer.
Place apples in crockpot.
Add sugar and spices.
Turn on low for the day or high if you are in a hurry.
After it’s done, pour it into the food processor to make it smooth.
It’s yummy on biscuits, but even better on this Homemade Bread, well, sort of homemade. I made it in the bread machine. Again, easy, dump the ingredients in and let it do it’s thing.
Homemade Bread
Ingredients:Â (this makes a medium loaf)
- 3/4 c. Milk or Water
- 1 1/2 T. Oil
- 1 1/2 T. Honey
- 1/2 t. Salt
- 2 1/4 c. Bread Flour (I ran out of bread flour, and my friends on Twitter assured me that all-purpose flour can also be used)
- 1 1/2 t. Yeast
Directions
Add liquid ingredients to bread machine (your machine may be different than mine) and then add dry ingredients.
Turn it on and let it go.
For more great recipes, please visit:
~2nd Annual Bread Roundup hosted by Joy of Desserts
~Crockpot Wednesday hosted by Dining with Debbie
~Slightly Indulgent Mondays hosted by Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free
That’s one tasty tartine! Glad you linked to the bread roundup, too. 🙂
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I love apple butter!! I made some and used frozen apple juice concentrate instead of sugar and it turned out beautifully. I think next time I’ll cook it longer and make it a little thicker.
Also – I didn’t peel my apples and the skins cooked down and pureed beautifully. You can’t tell they’re in there at all.
@Amy @ Simply Sugar & Gluten-Free, It does thicken up when you refrigerate it, at least mine did. Great idea to leave the skins on, extra nutrients I’m sure.
Thanks for visiting!
~Liz
My grandmother often made fried apple pies with apple butter. YUMMY!!!! I would love for you to post this to Crock Pot Wednesday if you would like to. Or, any slow cooker recipe would be welcomed. Thanks
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Liz, I can just smell that delicious aroma all the way out here. A tiny slice of heaven on earth. Fall smells are so comforting.
Thank you for participating in Save Room for Dessert.
I hope you’ll be participating in the bread roundup. Bread machine breads are welcome too! 🙂 Here’s the link:
http://joyofdesserts.blogspot.com/2009/09/announcing-2nd-annual-need-to-knead.html
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That looks awesome! I never realized that Apple Butter was that easy!
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I love applebutter and on homemade bread is just heavenly:)
Blessings!
Gail
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Yum, that sounds delicious and I bet it smells great while it is cooking too!
Christi
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YUM! I LOVE applebutter, but I’ve never made it! Thanks I’ll have to give this a try!!
~TidyMom
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This is my kind of snack! I’m inspired to make some apple butter!
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I made apple butter last week, we love that stuff!
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I’m loving your blog! I just started one of my own and would love for you to stop by.
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Love the apple butter:-)
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My grandmother always had homemade apple butter. I have never tried to make it. THANKS!!! for the recipe will now have to make some. Geri
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Yum!! The boys do love tools, eh? 🙂
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Yummo! I had forgotten how much I loved apple butter until I made it and ate some on HM WW Bread. You’re right..not much beats it! 🙂
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