Apple Pie Filling Recipe
Source: cookeatshare.com/recipes/apple-pie-filling-67610
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 c. Sliced fresh apples
- 3/4 c. Granulated sugar, plus...
- 2 Tbsp. Granulated sugar
- 1/4 c. Clear Jel(tm)
- 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/2 c. Cool water
- 3/4 c. Apple juice
- 2 Tbsp. Bottled lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp Nutmeg (optional)
- 1 dsh Yellow food coloring (optional)
- 6 quart Sliced fresh apples
- 5 1/2 c. Granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 c. Clear Jel(tm)
- 1 Tbsp. Cinnamon
- 2 1/2 c. Cool water
- 5 c. Apple juice
- 3/4 c. Bottled lemon juice
- 1 tsp Nutmeg (optional)
- 7 dsh Yellow food coloring (optional)
Directions
- Quality: Use hard, crisp apples.
- Stayman, Golden brown Delicious, Rome, and other varieties of similar quality are suitable.
- If apples lack tartness, use an additional 1/4 c. of lemon juice for each 6 qts of slices.
- Yield: 1 qt or possibly 7 qts
- Procedure: Wash, peel, and core apples.
- Prepare slices 1/2-inch wide and place in water containing ascorbic acid to prevent browning.
- For more information see "Ensuring High-Quality Canned Foods".
- For fresh fruit, place 6 c. at a time in 1 gallon of boiling water.
- Boil each batch 1 minute after the water returns to a boil.
- Drain, but keep heated fruit in a covered bowl or possibly pot.
- Combine sugar, Clear Jel(tm) , and cinnamon in a large kettle with water and apple juice.
- If you like, food coloring and nutmeg may be added.
- Stir and cook on medium high heat till mix thickens and begins to bubble.
- Add in lemon juice and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Mix in liquid removed apple slices immediately and fill jars with mix without delay, leaving 1 inch headspace.
- Adjust lids and process immediately according to the recommendations in Table 1.
- See Table 2 for suggested quantities.
- Table 1.
- Recommended process time for Apple Pie Filling in a boiling-water canner.
- Style of Pack: Warm.
- Jar Size: Pints or possibly Qts.
- Process Time at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 25 minutes.
- 1,001 - 3,000 ft: 30 minutes.
- 3,001 - 6,000 ft: 35 minutes.
- Above 6,000 ft: 40 minutes.
- Table 2.
- Apple Pie Filling.
- (See ingredient list above)