We’ve outlined all the ingredients and directions for you to make the perfect Apple Pear Butter with Pie Crust Dippers. This dish qualifies as a Easy level recipe. It should take you about 9 hr to make this recipe. The Apple Pear Butter with Pie Crust Dippers recipe should make enough food for 1 quart fruit butter.
You can add your own personal twist to this Apple Pear Butter with Pie Crust Dippers recipe, depending on your culture or family tradition. Don’t be scared to add other ingredients once you’ve gotten comfortable with the recipe! Please see below for a list of potential bakeware items that might be necessary for this Apple Pear Butter with Pie Crust Dippers recipe.
Ingredients for Apple Pear Butter with Pie Crust Dippers
- 6 Gala apples (about 2 pounds), peels on, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 6 Bartlett pears (about 2 pounds), peels on, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 1 1/2 cups apple cider
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 chai tea bag
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- One 9-inch round pie dough
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Directions for Apple Pear Butter with Pie Crust Dippers
- For the apple pear butter: Place the apples and pears in the insert of a slow cooker. Pour the apple cider and maple syrup over the fruit, then drop the tea bag in and sprinkle with the salt. Gently stir to coat the fruit, being mindful not to break the tea bag. Cover and set to cook on high until the fruit is completely tender, about 8 hours. Discard the tea bag.
- Scoop the fruit into the bowl of a food processor with a slotted spoon and pulse until smooth, working in batches if necessary, about 1 minute. Pour the fruit puree into a large nonstick pot. Place the pot over low heat and bring to a simmer, then simmer until the volume is reduced by a third and the color darkens and intensifies, 35 to 40 minutes.
- For the pie crust dippers: Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment.
- Place the round of pie dough on a cutting board. Add a splash of water to the beaten egg and brush the crust with the egg wash. Combine the sugar, apple pie spice and salt in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over the pie dough. Use a pizza cutter or knife to slice the round into 20 strips. Place on the lined baking sheet and bake until golden brown and crispy, 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.
- Serve the butter alongside the pie crust dippers or store in an airtight container, refrigerated, for up to 2 weeks. If preparing in advance, allow to cool completely before covering and storing.
Bakeware for your recipe
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- Cooking pots
- Frying pan
- Steamers
- Colander
- Skillet
- Knives
- Cutting board
- Grater
- Saucepan
- Stockpot
- Spatula
- Tongs
- Measuring cups
- Wooden Spoon
Categories in this Recipe
- Fruit – In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particular have long propagated using the movements of humans and animals in a symbiotic relationship that is the means for seed dispersal for the one group and nutrition for the other; in fact, humans and many animals have become dependent on fruits as a source of food. Consequently, fruits account for a substantial fraction of the world’s agricultural output, and some (such as the apple and the pomegranate) have acquired extensive cultural and symbolic meanings.In common language usage, “fruit” normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures (or produce) of plants that typically are sweet or sour and edible in the raw state, such as apples, bananas, grapes, lemons, oranges, and strawberries. In botanical usage, the term “fruit” also includes many structures that are not commonly called “fruits”, such as nuts, bean pods, corn kernels, tomatoes, and wheat grains.
- Pear Recipes
- Apple Recipes
- High Fiber
- Low-Fat
