Apple Pie Filling

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 4 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 10 cups water
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 mix sugar, cornstarch, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. add water, then cook until thick. add lemon juice.
• 2 pour cooked mixture over the apples in the jars. seal and process in hot water bath for 20 minutes.
• 3 to make pie: add 1/2 cup sugar, if desired, to 1 quart of apple pie
• 4 filling. place in unbaked pie shell, cover with top crust, then bake as usual.