Snacks: Apple Pie Freezer Filling
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
18 cups peeled apple slices
3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
10 cups water
Recipe
1) Toss apple slices with lemon juice in a large bowl; set aside.
2) In a Dutch oven or large cooking pot combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon,
salt and nutmeg.
3) Add water; bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
4) Stir in sliced apples; return to boil.
5) Reduce heat; cover and simmer until apples are tender (about 6-8 minutes).
6) Cool for 30 minutes. Ladle into freezer containers leaving 1/2-in.
headspace, or use high quality zip-top freezer bags. Cool at room temperature no
longer than 1-1/2 hours.
7) Seal and freeze; store up to 12 months.
8) To use, thaw completely in refrigerator. Prepare pie according to your
usual pie instructions using a homemade or premade pie shell. The pie filling
can also be used to make Apple Crisp.
YIELD: 5 1/2 quarts (enough for about 5 pies)
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