Rhonda's Canned Apple Pie Filling
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Ready In: 2 hrs
Serves: 40
Yields: 5 quarts
Ingredients
- 6 lbs apples
- 2 cups honey
- 1 cup cornstarch
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon, ground
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 10 cups water
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
- In a large pan, mix honey, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add salt and water and mix well. Bring to a boil and cook until thick and bubbly. Remove from heat and add lemon juice.
- Sterilize canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them in a large pot of water.
- Peel, core, and slice apples. Pack the sliced apples into hot canning jars, leaving a 1/2 inch headspace.
- Fill jars with hot syrup, and gently remove air bubbles with a rubber spatula or the handle of a wooden spoon.
- Put lids on and process in a water bath canner for 20 minutes. Remember to add additional time at altitude.
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