I am attempting to make apple butter using this recipe. Step 3 says cook at a gentle heat. Doing some googling some people say it takes hours?! Confused why the recipe doesn’t include an approximate time it should cook for (that’s how most the recipes are written). I know YMMV on cooking times but seems it could be minutes to hours?
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It says in step five to process 1~pint jars for ten minutes. That’s your water bath timing.
some of these recipes, it depends on the type of apples, the amount of apples, the humidity of the room, your heat and your pan etc. there’s just too many variables to give an estimated time. That’s why they give a visual cue for density. a lot of people use a slow cooker to cook down their apple butter so you could try that if you have a time issue
I’ve seen anything from 6 hours to 12 in a crock pot. Just depends on how much water you want removed from it.
It varies from size of pieces. Type of apples. Your stove.
There’s a mistake in relying upon cooking times. I don’t use cooking times for jam. It thickens up with time and temperature. Apples are no different.