Apple Chutney or Red Pepper Jelly?

So many apples!  We've made Apple Pies, Apple Cider, Apple Sauce, Apple Muffins, given apples away, each eaten the recommended "apple a day" and ... here is the latest batch of goodies - Apple Chutney! 

Last year, our apple trees didn't produce too much, so I didn't put up any chutney.  This year I was delighted to be able to make a large batch.  I thought I followed the recipe I used two years ago, but I guess I looked at a different version ... in a different cookbook!  (Meadow Sweet Grove has quite a few cookbooks ... some inherited, some rescued).  This time, a happy mistake was made!  I thought the chutney looked a very deep red, I thought it smelled a little different; but I couldn't figure out the difference.                                                      

I gave a sample to the"top taster" here at the Grove, and was told it had a "delicious heat" and tasted just like Red Pepper Jelly!  So I consulted my recipe from last year:

Apple Chutney Recipe:  its-apple-harvest-time.html

... and have ascertained the difference!

I had doubled up on the red peppers, practically eliminated the yellow pepper (I'm a big fan of using what you have on hand ... and I only had a small portion of a yellow pepper available).  I used regular old white vinegar instead of apple cider vinegar.  And the last "mistake" is a little habit of mine (sometimes not always appreciated) - I upped the spice - in this case, cayenne pepper ... just a smidge you understand.  

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The result is fantastic! 

Enjoy with crackers and a sharp white cheddar.

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