Apple Filling for Pies

Dorel's Note:

After just making this again I think some may find the filling too thick so I am changing the instructions to say 2-4 tablespoons of cornstarch. We like our apples diced so it takes 3-4 large apples to achieve 4 cups. I also used the micro.this time stirring every couple minutes. No chance of burning on the bottom that way.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 1.0 9inch pie

• 4 cups diced apples
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 cup sugar, depending on sweetness of apples, to taste
• 2 -4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, to your taste
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon, to your taste
• 1 cup apple juice or 1 cup water, if you don't have juice, try to have juice, it adds to the flavor

Directions:

1. Sprinkle lemon juice over apples in saucepan.
2. Mix next four ingredients together and add to apples.
3. Mix well.
4. Add very hot juice to pan, (I microwave juice for 2 minutes) cook, stirring constantly until thickened.
5. Remove from heat and cool.
6. Fill a well chilled 9 inch pastry lined pan and cover with top crust.
7. Bake on lowest rack at 425* for 10 minutes, and finish baking on center rack until bubbling, about 20 minutes more.

Reviews

[hwright4]

Very easy and yummy. Too much nutmeg for my personal taste but now I know to reduce that next time. Thanks for the recipe :)

[Chocolatl]

This is an excellent recipe, very easy and good. The apples I used were a little too sweet, but that's obviously not the recipe's fault. I will try again with tart apples next time. Thanks for posting!

[Carrie in Indiana]

Even though I feel I make a good apple pie, my husband always felt there was something missing. Well, he grew up on Mrs. Smith's apple pie's and I realized it was the sticky filling he was missing. When I stumbled across this recipe, I knew I had to give it a shot. Guess what?!?! This was a HUGE hit in my house. So, if you have loved ones that like that sticky, gooey, yummy filling along with the apples, this is your filling! Needless to say, this will become a staple in our home. Thanks for submitting!