16 Steps to Canning Apple Butter

Step 8, Boil Apples

Here the quartered-cored apples have been put on the stove with some water in the bottom of the pot. We used about 2 quarts of water in our pot of one box of apples. As the pot boils the steam will render the apples soft. You need the stir the pot often so it doesn't burn on the bottom. We use a long wooden spoon and try to lift up the bottom of the pot to the top and push the hard apples on the top to the bottom. We will add more water as needed to keep the sauce as thick as we wish. When the steam has rendered the apples soft take the pot off of the stove to begin processing the steamed apples in the next step.