Apple Brandy Apple Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) can frozen apple juice concentrate, thawed
1/2 cup sweet red wine or 1/2 cup apple cider
4 lbs cooking apples, peeled,cored and cut into fourths
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup apple brandy or 1 cup apple cider
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Preparation

Heat juice concentrate, wine and apples to boiling in 4-quart Dutch oven; reduce heat to low.
Simmer uncovered about 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until apples are very soft.
Mash with potato masher if necessary, to remove all lumps.
Stir in remaining ingredients.
Heat to boiling; reduce heat to low.
Simmer uncovered about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until no liquid separates from pulp.
Immediately pour into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
Wipe rims of jars; seal.
Cool on wire rack 1 hour.
Store in refrigerator up to 2 months.