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A friend of mine shared this recipe for make-ahead apple pie filling that I plan on using when the apples ripen later this year. You might want to keep it in your recipe files until apple season, too!
Make-Ahead Apple Pie Filling
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18 cups peeled apple slices
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3 tablespoons lemon juice
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4 1/2 cups sugar
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1 cup cornstarch
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2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
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1 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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10 cups water
In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice; set aside. In a Dutch oven over medium heat, combine sugar, cornstarch. cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Add water; bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add apples; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until the apples are tender, about 6-8 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes. Ladle into freezer containers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Cool at room temperature no longer than 1-1/2 hours. Seal and freeze; store up to 12 months.Yield: 5 1/2 qts. (enough for about five 9-inch pies).
~Debi
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Seeing the apple pie filling recipe makes me wonder.. . would homemade apple sauce freeze well? When apples are in season, I make applesauce. It would be nice if I could freeze some to enjoy in the winter.
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Comment by Tammy May 9, 2011 @ 3:57 pmYes, homemade applesauce freezes well. My mother-in-law always froze homemade applesauce from her trees for eating all year round. Always was great!
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Comment by dsimple May 10, 2011 @ 7:10 pmOnce apples are frozen, can you use them straight
into the frozen crust? Or do you have to wait
awhail on the apples?
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Comment by Debbie Nixon November 26, 2008 @ 8:36 pmIf i dont have any cornstarch would the apples still be good or can i use something else
Thank you have agood day
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Comment by maggie October 1, 2008 @ 2:28 pm