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SPICED APPLE-PEAR BUTTER
 
2 1/2 pounds Rome Beauty apples, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped
2 pounds pears, peeled, cored, coarsely chopped
1 cup apple cider or apple juice
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup firmly packed golden brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1  3x1/2-strip orange peel (orange part only)

Position rack in center of oven, preheat to 350F.  Combine first
4 ingredients in saucepan.  Bring to boil.  Reduce  heat, cover.
Simmer until fruit is very tender, about 15 minutes.

Puree fruit mixture in food processor.  Mix in 1/2 cup sugar, brown
sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg Transfer mixture to 8-inch square glass
baking dish, add orange peel.  Bake uncovered until mixture is dark
and thick, stirring often, about 1 hour 20 minutes.  Discard peel.
Transfer butter to bowl, cool completely.

Printable version: apple-pear-butter.txt.