Hot Buttered Apple Recipes

Steps:

• Core and slice apple.
• Mix apple with honey, butter, and raisins and put into small microwave safe dish.
• Dust heavily with cinnamon.
• Cover dish and microwave on high for 90 seconds or until cooked, but still firm.
• Each apple will serve 2 persons as a side-dish at breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
• Try it over granola or oatmeal for breakfast.

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat butter, brown sugar, and spices till light and fluffy.
• Cover and store in refrigerator for up to two weeks.
• To serve: spoon one rounded tablespoon of spice butter into a mug and fill with 3/4 cup boiling apple juice; stir to blend.
• Garnish with lemon slice and cinnamon stick if desired.

Steps:

• Place the apples in a slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves and salt. Pour the mixture over the apples in the slow cooker and mix well.
• Cover and cook on high 1 hour.
• Reduce heat to low and cook 9 to 11 hours, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thickened and dark brown.
• Uncover and continue cooking on low 1 hour. Stir with a whisk, if desired, to increase smoothness.
• Spoon the mixture into sterile containers, cover and refrigerate or freeze.

Steps:

• Combine apples, apple cider, brown sugar, and salt in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add cinnamon, star anise, cloves, and allspice. Bring to a simmer. Cover partially and cook until apples are soft, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C).
• Remove whole spices from the pot with a slotted spoon. Reserve cinnamon and star anise; discard cloves and allspice. Puree apples with an immersion blender until smooth. Stir in lemon juice and return cinnamon and star anise to the pot.
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven, stirring every 30 minutes, until apple butter thickens and deepens in color, about 3 hours. Let cool completely. Discard cinnamon and star anise before transferring to airtight containers.