This Canned Apple Pie Filling is perfect because it uses lots of spices, tastes perfect in a pie crust, and can be used as a topping on pancakes, french toast, and even ice cream!
Ingredients:
* 4 1/2 c.brown sugar
* 1 c. cornstarch
* 4 tsp. ground cinnamon
* 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
* 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
* 1/4 tsp. ground allspice
* 2 tsp. salt
* 2 Tablespoons pure vanilla extract
* 10 c. water
* 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
* 6 pounds apples ...I like to use Cortland
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large pan, mix sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add salt and 8 c. water and mix well. Stir till dissolved and place over low heat. Then mix 2 c. water, lemon juice and cornstarch and set aside.
2. Sterilize canning jars, lids and rings by boiling them in a large pot of water.
3. Peel, core, and slice apples. Pack the raw sliced apples into hot canning jars, leaving 1" of head space.
4. Bring sugar mixture almost to boiling then stir in the cornstarch mixture and stir or whisk the mixtures quickly. When the white of the cornstarch disappears, ladle hot syrup over the sliced apples leaving a 1/2" of head space.
5. Gently remove air bubbles with a wooden spoon handle.
6. Put lids on and process in a water bath canner. Process for 15 minutes if using pint size jars, and 20 minutes if using quart size jars.
Yields 7 quarts of apple pie filling.
Note: Do not use metal utensils when canning. It can cause the glass jars to shatter.
Carmel Apple Pie
This Carmel Apple Pie is packed full of flavor and goes great with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream on a summers day.
Ingredients:
* 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
Ingredients:
* 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
* 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
*1/4 cup powdered sugar
* 6 cups home canned apple pie filling
* 1 (2.5 ounce) package caramel apple circle or chopped caramel pieces
* 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar
Directions:
. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Roll out pastry and set aside.
In a large bowl, blend cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
Add apples to cream cheese mixture and stir until apples are evenly coated.
. Pour half of apple mixture into pastry-lined pie plate. Place caramel circle over top or sprinkle caramel pieces evenly, then pour in remaining apple mixture. Cover with second pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vent in top. Sprinkle with coarse/turbinado sugar. Place pie on baking sheet covered with aluminum foil.
7. Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes. If you notice overbrowning after 25 minutes, reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Note: Unless you use a deep dish pie pan, do not use all of the juice or it will overflow while cooking.
BROWN BAG APPLE PIE
Ingredients
Directions
- Place pie in a large brown supermarket bag on its side, not standing up, making sure the bag does not touch the top or sides of the pie. Carefully fold over the opening of the bag and staple it closed to seal the pie in. Bake at 400 for one hour. It will smell like the bag is burning in the first 30 minutes of cooking, but then you can smell the pie cooking so don't worry!