Canned Apple Pie Filling
- 4 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 c. cornstarch
- 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp. salt
- 10 c. water (or unsweetened apple juice or cider)
- 3/4 tsp. Kitchen-Klatter butter flavoring
- 3 Tbls. lemon juice
- 2 - 3 drops yellow food coloring
- 5 1/2 - 6 lbs tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
- In large saucepan, blend sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir in water (or apple juice or cider) and cook over medium heat until thick and smooth. Add flavoring, lemon juice, and food coloring. Pack apples in hot sterilized jars, leaving one inch head space at top of jar. Fill with hot syrup. Slide a spatula around inside of jars to eliminate air bubbles. Process in hot-water bath for 15 minutes for pint jars, 20 minutes for quarts.
sugar, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, salt, water, kitchenklatter, lemon juice, coloring, tart apples
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/canned-apple-pie-filling-51584171 (may not work)