Apple Pie Filling

By cwyorkiex3

With canned apple pie filling, you can enjoy warm apple pies all winter long. Make sure you choose tart, firm, juicy apples for this recipe!

Ingredients

• 35 About 35 medium apples
• 9 1/2 cups water
• 4 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup Clear Jel* or cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice (optional)
• Clear Jel is a modified food starch that is more stable when use in canning. Regular cornstarch can separate or become watery.

Preparation

Step 1

Mix spices, Clear Jel, and sugar in large saucepan and add water. Cook until thickened, stirring constantly. Add lemon juice, if desired.

Slice apples directly into jars, adding layers of syrup as you fill each jar. This helps eliminate air pockets. Leave at least 1 inch headspace.

Tighten lids and process 25 minutes in boiling water.

To make pie with canned pie filling: Fill unbaked crust with filling. Put dabs of butter on top and add a top crust. Bake pie just until crust is lightly browned and filling is bubbly.

You can also freeze pie filling. Fill freezer containers (or an unbaked pie crust), exclude air, and seal.