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homemade apple pie filling

Recipe by
Aleta Beane
Murray, KY

Recipe handed down to me by my cousin who owned her restaurant and made pies for other restaurants. It's so good and I make it in a large batch and freeze in pints.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time 5 Min
method Canning/Preserving

Ingredients For homemade apple pie filling

  • 6 lb
    any cooking /baking apple
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1/4 c
    a.p. flour
  • 11/2 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1 tsp
    or use apple pie spice

How To Make homemade apple pie filling

  • 1
    Wash, peel and core and slice (into thin slices)apples.
  • 2
    Combine all ingredients into sauce pan,stir well, and let stand until juicy. To keep apples from turning dark, stir in 2 Tbsp. lemon juice.
  • 3
    Cook over Medium heat, covered until begins to thicken, then stir to keep from sticking until thick enough it doesn't run off spoon,
  • 4
    Save enough to use immediately for fried pies or Apple Enchiladas if desired. To FREEZE: Ladle into sterilized pint jars or plastic freezer containers, leaving 1/2" head space in jars. Cool to room temperature, about 2 hrs..no more. Seal and freeze.
  • 5
    This makes a good pie with/without crusts for Crisps as well as fried pies.
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