Apple Pie Filling
photo by gemini08
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
6 pints
- Serves:
- 24
ingredients
- 2721.55 g apples
- 473.18 ml sugar
- 59.14 ml flour
- 7.39 ml cinnamon
- 1.23 ml nutmeg
- 2 whole cloves
- 4.92 ml grated lemon zest
- 29.58 ml lemon juice
- 14.79 ml ascorbic acid (optional) or 9.85 ml lemon juice to treat the apples
directions
- Wash, peel and slice apples. Treat to prevent darkening - either with a produce protector or 2 tsp of lemon juice.
- Combine sugar, flour and spices. Rinse and drain apples; stir into sugar mixture.
- Let stand until juices begin to flow, about 30 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and zest.
- Cook over medium heat until mixture begins to thicken. Remove cloves, ladle pie filling into plastic freezer jars or containers, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
- Cool at room temperature, not to exceed two hours. It is now ready to be used in a recipe or else, seal, label and freeze.
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<p>I am originally from Austria, live in Florida since 1977. I love cooking and like to relax by reading cookbooks. <br />I am also a member of a cooking site in Austria and have posted many American and International dishes there. <br /><img src=http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg alt= /><img src=http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/buddies.jpg alt= /></p>