Pear-Brandy Butter
4 pounds coarse pears, peeled, cored and chopped 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup fresh orange juice 1/4 cup pear brandy 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Prepar...
Ingredients
- 4poundcoarse pears, peeled, cored and chopped
- 2cupgranulated sugar
- 1cupfresh orange juice
- 1/4cuppear brandy
- 1to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Directions
- 1
Pear-Brandy Butter 4 pounds coarse pears, peeled, cored and chopped 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup fresh orange juice 1/4 cup pear brandy 1 t
- 2
Combine pears, sugar, orange juice, brandy and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice in a heavy saucepan
- 3
Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat
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Reduce heat to a simmer, and cook slowly until the pears are very tender, about 30 to 35 minutes
- 5
Spoon the mixture into a food processor or blender, and purée it, in batches if necessary, until it is smooth
- 6
Return the mixture to the heat, and simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, until it is very thick, another 25 to 30 minutes
- 7
Taste, and add remaining lemon juice, if needed
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Spoon the mixture into prepared jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace