Apple Pie Filling
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: Preserving
- 36 cups of apple, quartered and peeled
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1¾ teaspoon of lemon juice
- 3 cups of sugar
- 1 tablespoon of cinnamon
- Wash, peal and core apples.
- To prevent darkening use Fresh Fruit Powder following the directions on the label.
- Drain apples and place in a large kettle with the remaining ingredients.
- Bring slowly to a boil and simmer until all the sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly.
- Pack into hot jars leaving 5cm of headspace.
- Seal and process in a hot water bath for 25 minutes.
- Remove jars and allow to cool completely.
- To make a pie line a pie pan with pastry.
- Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
- Add one jar of filling and sprinkle with 2 more tablespoons of cornstarch.
- Cover with pastry, seal edges and cut vents.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 425F then reduce to 350F and bake for 30 - 40 minutes.
- Makes 9 - 1 liter jars of pie filling
Recipe by Nutmeg Disrupted at https://nutmegdisrupted.com/apple-pie-filling/
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