Nier Beurre (Channel Islands Fruit Butter)
2 lb Dessert apples 1 lb Cooking apples Granulated sugar 2 pt Dry cider 1/2 Orange 1/2 Lemon Ground cinnamon & allspice Fast boil the cider until reduced by half. Peel, core and sl...
Ingredients
- 2lbdessert apples
- 1lbcooking apples
- 1/2orange
- 1/2lemon
Directions
- 1
2 lb Dessert apples 1 lb Cooking apples Granulated sugar 2 pt Dry cider 1/2 Orange 1/2 Lemon Ground cinnamon & allspice Fast boil the cider
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Peel, core and slice HALF of each sort of apple
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add them to the pan, pushing them well down into the liquid
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Half-cover the pan and simmer gently until the fruit is soft
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Add the remaining apples, prepared in the same way, together with the juice and zest of the citrus fruits
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Half-cover the pan and continue simmering until all the fruit is well reduced, pulpy and tender
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Stir occasionally and crush the fruit down into the pan with a potato masher as it cooks
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Measure the pulp and process it to a puree if it is at all lumpy