Oven Apple Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

40 large apples (about 13), quartered and cored
8 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
1 c. cider vinegar
4 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 cinnamon stick (3 inches)

Preparation

In a large covered kettle, simmer the apples and water until tender.
Press through a sieve or food mill.
Measure 1 gallon of pulp; place in a large roaster.
Add sugar, vinegar, cinnamon and cinnamon stick.
Cover and bake at 400\u00b0 for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
Uncover and bake 1 hour longer, stirring occasionally until very thick.
Remove the cinnamon stick.
Pour hot into hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
Adjust the caps. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
Yield: 8 pints.