Apple Brandy Apple Butter Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Combine the apples, cider, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, cloves and salt in a Dutch oven or large, heavy pot and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, partially covered, until the apples are very tender, about 25 minutes. Turn off the heat and puree using an immersion blender or in batches in a regular blender (be careful when blending hot liquids).
• Transfer the pot to the oven. Bake, uncovered, stirring every 20 minutes so that the bottom does not burn, until the mixture is very thick and a rich brown caramel color, about 3 hours. Cool completely.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the 2 1/3 cups of flour, and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly.
• Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until a ball forms.
• Divide dough in half, so that one portion is slightly larger than the other, wrap each in plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until easy to handle.
• In a small saucepan, over low heat, cook raisins in brandy for 13-15 minutes or until raisins are plump. Strain reserving liquid, and set raisins aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Add the apples, lemon juice, raisins, and 1/2 teaspoon of the reserved liquid in the previous step.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out larger portion of dough to fit in a 9 inch pie plate.
• Transfer pastry to pie plate.
• Trim pastry even with the edges, then add apple filling, and dot with butter.
• Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie, and place over the filling.
• Trim, seal, and flute edges. Cut slits in pastry, and cover edges loosely with foil.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 45-55 minutes or until bubbly.
• Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Make the crust: In a large bowl, sift together flours, sugar, salt, baking powder, and mace. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until pea-size clumps form. In a small bowl, whisk together brandy, vanilla, and whole egg. Pour into flour mixture and blend with a fork until mixture is moist and holds together.
• Turn the dough out onto a work surface. Divide in two. Sprinkle with just enough flour and sugar to coat. Place each half on a sheet of plastic wrap. Flatten and form two disks. Wrap, and refrigerate at least 1 hour before using.
• Make the filling: In a large bowl, sift together sugars, flour, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and mace; set aside. Place apples in another large bowl. In a small bowl, mix together brandy and vanilla; pour over apples. Add 3/4 of the flour mixture to the apples; toss to combine.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Butter and flour a 12-inch pie plate; set aside. Place two large sheets of plastic wrap on top of one another on a work surface. Sprinkle with enough flour and sugar to lightly coat. Place 1 disk of dough on plastic wrap, and lightly sprinkle with flour and sugar. Cover dough with 2 large pieces plastic wrap. Roll out dough between plastic wrap to a 14-inch circle. Peel off top layers of plastic wrap and flip dough over into prepared pie plate. Carefully peel off remaining layers of plastic wrap. Using scissors or a sharp paring knife, trim edges to 1 inch. Reserve trimmings.
• Sprinkle reserved flour mixture into pastry-lined pie plate. Fill with apple mixture, mounding in the center; dot with butter. Roll out second disk of dough between plastic wrap following the same process as above. Lay over apples. Cut vents into top crust. Trim edges to 1 inch and seal crimping edges with thumb and forefinger.
• Divide beaten egg yolk in half. Add enough red food coloring to half the yolk to create desired shade of red; set remaining yolk aside. Gather reserved pastry trimmings together and roll 1/8 inch thick; brush with colored yolk. Cut out into leaf shapes.
• Brush top of pie with reserved egg yolk and attach decorative shapes. Sprinkle with sugar.
• Place pie on a baking sheet. This will catch any juices that may overflow during baking. Loosely cover pie with parchment-lined aluminum foil. Transfer pie to oven and bake for about 1 hour. Reduce temperature to 375 degrees and continue baking for another hour. During the last 10 minutes of baking, remove foil so that the pie has a nice golden color. Serve pie warm.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly grease a 13x9-in. baking pan., In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until well blended, about 3 minutes. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in applesauce and brandy. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg; gradually add to butter mixture. Fold in apples and pecans. , Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool completely. If desired, top with caramel topping.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium bowl, toss bread with butter until coated. In a large bowl, toss together apples, brown sugar, maple syrup, nutmeg, prunes, brandy, juice, and half the bread until combined. Transfer mixture to an 8-inch square baking dish and top with remaining bread.
• Cover with foil and bake until mixture is bubbling and apples are tender, about 40 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Steps:

• Combine sugar and water in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat., Place apples in a large glass or plastic container; add the sugar mixture, brandy, cloves and cinnamon stick. Cover and let stand at room temperature for at least two weeks, stirring once a week., Strain brandy mixture; discard apples and spices. Pour into glass bottles. Place an additional three cloves and one cinnamon stick in each bottle.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
• 2. Place apples in a shallow baking dish. Mix together all spices & brown sugar. Pack the mixture into the cores of the apples, piling left over mixture on top of apples. Place 1 Tbl. of butter on top of each apple. Pour the brandy into the dish, drizzling a little over the tops of the apples. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• 3. Bake for 1 hour or until apples can be sliced with a spoon. Serve in a bowl with ice cream and some of the sauce spooned over it.