Apple Pie Filling

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Apple Pie Filling

 

Ingredients for 7 Quarts Apple Pie Filling:

 

Blanched, sliced fresh apples - 6 quarts

Granulated sugar - 5-1/2 cups

Clear Jel® - 1-1/2 cup

Cinnamon - 1 tbsp

Cold Water - 2-1/2 cups

Apple juice - 5 cups

Bottled lemon juice - 3/4 cup

Nutmeg (optional) - 1 tsp

Yellow food coloring (optional) -7 drops

 

If apples lack tartness, use an additional 1/4 cup of lemon juice for each 6

quarts of slices.

 

Wash, peel, and core apples. Prepare slices 1/2-inch wide and place in water

containing ascorbic acid or salt or lemon juice to prevent browning.

Place 6 cups fresh apple slices 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 fruiit in a covered bowl or pot.

 

Combine sugar, Clear Jel®, and cinnamon in a large kettle with water and

apple juice. Food coloring and nutmeg may be added if desired.

 

Stir and cook on medium high heat until mixture thickens and begins to

bubble. Add lemon juice and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Fold in

drained apple slices immediately and fill jars with mixture without delay,

leaving 1 inch headspace. Adjust lids and process immediately for 25 minutes

in boiling water bath. For altitudes above 3000ft, increase time to 35

minutes.