Apple Pie Filling (To Freeze Or Can) Recipe

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   Blend sugar, nutmeg, cornstarch, salt, cinnamon.

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   Add in water and cook until clear.

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   Add in apples and lemon juice and cook until apples are soft.

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   Pack in jars/containers.

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   To make pie, make crust and bake.

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   Into prepared crust, put thawed filling and bake till warmed through.

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   Crumb topping can be added before baking filling if you want (I use sugar, cinnamon, margarine and minced pecans.)

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   I found which the thickener

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   (the flour, water, etc.

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    mix which is cooked first) made a lot more than could be used up by 24 c of apples.

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    I think I got a total of 8-10 large containers (I use empty 32 ounce yogurt containers).

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    One of these containers was just sufficient for a 9 in pie.

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    I also used (do not tell anybody) prepared pie shells just fine with this filling.

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    I also used a large nonstick pot to cook this in and had very little problem with sticking at medium to medium high temperature.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.