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Canning
Apple Pie Filling
By canning apple pie filling you will have a
dessert already half prepared.
Do you love apple pie but never take the time to
prepare it? I'll bet if you have the filling all ready and
waiting on
your pantry shelf, you'll have apple pie more than just at
Thanksgiving.
This filling can also be used as is.
Simply pour into a casserole
dish and heat. Serve with ice cream for a quick easy treat.
Apple Pie filling will need to be processed in a boiling
water canner.
Prepare
Gather
your canning supplies
- boiling water canner
- canning jars
- canning seals and rings
- jar lifter
- canning funnel
- sharp knife
- ladle
- towels and dish cloths
- stirring spoon
- 2 large stock pots
- apple peeler corer slicer – this is optional but I HIGHLY
recommend it. They are worth their weight in gold! See if you can
borrow one if you don’t have one. It is an incredible time saver.
Ingredients
- apples - enough for 6 quarts sliced
- 5 cups sugar
- 1 cup cornstarch or clear jell
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 2 tsp salt
- 10 cups water
- 3T lemon Juice
Procedure
Combine
sugar
corn starch, cinnamon nutmeg, salt and water. Bring to a
boil,
stirring often. Cook until thick and bubbly. Stir
in lemon
juice. Keep hot.
Peel,
core and slice your apples. This
is where the apple,
peeler, corer, slicer comes in handy. If you are canning apple pie
filling or any other apple recipe, it will cut your time in half.
If you use one, see the instructions that came
with it. If you do not have one just prepare your apples the
old-fashioned way… with a knife.
There are two ways to fill your jars.
- Peel
and slice enough apples for one jar at a time.
Fill the jars with the apples and then pour hot, thick syrup over the
apples. This can be tricky if your syrup thickened a lot.
You will need to be sure and use a thin spatula to remove air
bubbles
and be sure the syrup fills the jar. Leave a 1 inch head
space.
- The
other option is to hot pack your apples. Peel
core and slice apples into a large pot with hot water. Bring
to a boil for 1 minute.
Drain. Gently combine apples and thickened syrup.
Fill jars, remove air bubbles. Leave a 1 inch
headspace.
Follow
Boiling Water Bath Canning Instruction
Process
time
| Boiling Water Canner |
Processing Time at
altitudes of: |
| Style
of
pack |
Jar
size |
0-1000 |
1001-3000 |
3001-6000 |
6001-above |
| hot |
quarts
|
25
min |
30
min |
35
min |
40
min |
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