Mock Apple Butter


Mock Apple Butter

Couverts6
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine all ingredients in a large kettle
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Reduce heat and simmer for 2 hours.
  • Ladle into clean jars and process for 10 minutes in boiling-water bath.
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Cuisine; Amish


Grape Butter


Grape Butter

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine grapes and sugar in a medium saucepan.
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Reduce heat and boil gently for 20โ€“25 minutes.
  • Strain and pour into clean jars.
  • Process for 10 minutes in boiling-water bath.

Notes & Wine Advice

This is an old-fashioned recipe. Concord grapes work great for this butter, but other dark grapes work fine too.
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Cuisine; Amish


Pear Butter


Pear Butter

Couverts4 pints
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Ingredients

  • 3 quarts pears peeled and cored
  • 1 quart sugar

Instructions

  • Boil pears until soft.
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  • Drain well.
  • Mash pears with potato masher.
  • Stir in sugar and bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Boil until thickened, stirring often.
  • Ladle into clean jars and process for 10 minutes in boiling-water bath.
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Cuisine; Amish


Apricot Butter


Apricot Butter

Couverts4 pints
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine apricots and water in a medium pot and boil until apricots are soft.
  • Puree the softened fruit, using a food mill or food processor.
  • In a large pot, combine remaining ingredients with 6 cups of fruit puree (if you have additional puree, it makes good baby food or can be frozen for later use).
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat.
  • Reduce heat and continue gently boiling, stirring often, until butter is thickened and spreadable.
  • Ladle hot butter into clean jars and process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water bath.
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Cuisine; Amish


Apple Cider Butter


Apple Cider Butter

Couverts4 pints
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Combine apples and cider in a medium pot and boil gently until apples are soft.
  • Carefully ladle hot apples into food mill and process.
  • Add 12 cups of puree and the remaining ingredients to a medium stainless steel or heavy kettle. (If you have additional puree, enjoy as applesauce! )
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat, and stir often, especially when butter begins to thicken.
  • When butter is thick and spreadable, ladle into clean jars and process for 10 minutes in boiling-water bath.
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Cuisine; Amish


Hand-Rolled Butter


Hand-Rolled Butter

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Thoroughly clean the inside of your butter churn with soap and hot water.
  • Pour cream into the churn, being sure not to fill the churn more than โ…” full.
  • Crank briskly until the cream separates into buttermilk and butter.
  • It will likely take about 20 minutes, but may take longer if youโ€™re making a bigger batch.
  • Pour off the buttermilk, reserving it for baking.
  • Dump butter into a bowl and pour cold fresh water over it.
  • Use a wooden spoon to stir the butter in the water.
  • Drain off the water and repeat.
  • The goal is to remove as much of the buttermilk as possible so that only the actual butter remains.
  • Add salt to taste.
  • Place a sheet of parchment paper on a counter or other hard surface.
  • Scoop the butter onto the paper in an oblong shape.
  • Fold the paper over the butter and then use the edge of a cookie sheet or another long straight item to gently push the butter into a neat log shape.
  • Twist or tape the ends of the parchment paper to close.
  • Store in the refrigerator.

Notes & Wine Advice

Amish butter is known for its rich, creamy flavor, which is largely thanks to how the cows are raised. If you canโ€™t get cream straight from an Amish dairy farm, try to find a source where the cows are pasture raised, meaning theyโ€™re at least mostly grass-fed and are free to move around outside their stalls. Fresh cream from a good source will make the difference in your butterโ€™s flavor.
Jar churns allow you to slowly churn the butter by cranking the handle manually for about twenty minutes. Another method is to put a marble in a mason jar and shake the jar until the cream separates into butter (just be careful not to shake so hard that the marble breaks the jar).
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Cuisine; Amish


Cheese Spread (Variation 3)


Cheese Spread (Variation 3)

Couverts4 quarts
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat water and milk until boiling.
  • Stir in baking soda and cheese, one slice at a time, stirring until melted and smooth.
  • Cool completely before serving.

Notes & Wine Advice

Best served at room temperature.
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Cuisine; Amish


Cheese Spread (Variation 2)


Cheese Spread (Variation 2)

Couverts3 quarts
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat milk until almost boiling.
  • Add cheeses 1 slice or cube at a time, stirring often.
  • Mix thoroughly.
  • Cool completely before serving.

Notes & Wine Advice

Best served at room temperature.
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Cuisine; Amish


Cheese Spread (Variation 1)


Cheese Spread (Variation 1)

Couverts2 quarts
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Heat milk and butter, stirring, just until boiling.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Add salt.
  • Add cheese 1 slice at a time, stirring until dissolved.
  • Cool before serving.

Notes & Wine Advice

Best when served at room temperature.
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Cuisine; Amish


Peanut Butter Spread (Variation 2)


Peanut Butter Spread (Variation 2)

Couverts3 quarts
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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cream together peanut butter and butter
  • Mix well and add remaining ingredients

Notes & Wine Advice

This version is not quite as sweet as some peanut butter spreads. Itโ€™s best served at room temperature.
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Cuisine; Amish