Apple pie in a jar |
11-23-2008, 04:51 PM
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| Ingredients
7 quarts peeled sliced cooking apples
4 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
10 cups water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
Directions
1Peel and slice apples.
2Fill quart jars with apples leaving 1 inch head space.
3Be sure to pack the apples in there, put a few in and smosh down with the handle of a wooden spoon, then a few more and repeat.
4Make syrup by combining sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and water.
5Cook until thick.
6Add lemon juice.
7Pour syrup over apples in jar, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
8Be sure to run your plastic spatula around the inside of the jar to get the air bubbles out.
9Place the lids on and screw the rings down just finger tight.
10Process 20 minutes in hot water bath.
MAKES 7 QUARTS |