Canned Apple Pie Filling

 Apple Pie Filling

Servings: 
Categories: Dessert
Source: Donna Swiss


Ingredients

• 4½  C Sugar
• 1 C Corn Starch
• 2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• ¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg
• 3 Tbl Lemon Juice
• 5½ -6 pounds tart apples (peeled, cored and sliced.


Directions

In large saucepan, blend first 4 ingredients and 1 tsp salt.  Stir in 10 C water.  Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.  Add lemon juice.  

Pack apples into hot jars, leaving 1 inch headspace.  Fill with hot syrup, leaving ½  inch headspace.  (Use spatula to help distribute syrup.) 

Adjust lids.  Process in boiling water bath.  

Pints - 15 minutes
Quarts - 20 minutes

Use 1 quart for 8" or 9" pie.

Bake at 400 degrees for 50 minutes/