Pear brandy butter
Pear brandy butter recipe in the canning category
Recipe ingredients:
- 4 pounds coarse pears, peeled, cored and chopped
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup pear brandy
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Recipe method:
- Prepare canning jars.
- Combine pears, sugar, orange juice, brandy and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice in a heavy saucepan.
- Bring the mixture to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook slowly until the pears are very tender, about 30 to 35 minutes.
- Spoon the mixture into a food processor or blender and puree it, in batches if necessary, until it is smooth.
- Return the mixture to the heat and simmer over low heat, stirring frequently, until it is very thick, another 25 to 30 minutes.
- Taste, and add remaining lemon juice, if needed.
- Spoon the mixture into prepared jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
- Process according to manufacturer directions, usually 10 minutes.
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