Making Eats – Bottled Apple Pie Filling

Bottling apple pie filling has been one of my favorite projects of THE WHOLE YEAR. The first jar on the left is said apple pie filling, and I think it’s just beautiful. And sooo delicious. One bottle of pie filling will make an 8 or 9″ pie. Just in time for Thanksgiving!

Here’s the recipe, for your pie-making pleasure:

Bottled Apple Pie Filling (Makes 7 quarts)

6 quarts Fresh sliced apples (blanched)
5 1/2 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. Clear-Jel
1 T. cinnamon
1 t. nutmeg
2 1/2 c. cold water or fruit juice
5 c. apple juice
7 drops yellow food coloring
3/4 c. bottled lemon juice

Use firm, crisp apples like Golden Delicious, Jonathan, or Fuji.

1. Wash, peel, and core apples
2. Cut slices 1/2″ wide and place in water containing lemon juice.
3. Boil apples for 1 minute. Drain and keep blanched apples in a covered pot so they will stay warm.
4. Combine sugar, Clear-Jel, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large pot. Stir.
5. Add water and/or apple juice and food coloring.
6. Stir and cook on medium high meat until mixture thickens and begins to bubble.
7. Drain apple slices.
8. Add lemon juice and boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
9. Fold in apple slices.
10. Fill quart jars leaving 1 1/2″ head space.
11. Process immediately – 25 minutes at 0-1000 ft., 30 minutes at 1001-3000 ft., 35 minutes at 3001-6000 ft.

Enjoy. I know you will…

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