Freeze or can apples for apple pie filling
Peter (6b SE NY)
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8 years agoPeter (6b SE NY)
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Comments (2)Thanks! I was pretty sure that was the case, but I wanted confirmation from a trusted source. My pears are an old homestead variety, Pineapple Pear. They ripen in late June, early July....See MoreFreezing Apple Pie Filling
Comments (2)If you are going to freeze it you can use any recipe you want with the proviso that the apples will be more mushy and if you use cornstarch it will separate and some spices may overly intensify. Honestly there is little to be gained in my opinion in freezing it as pie filling. Tried it both ways over the years and much prefer to just freeze the apples normally (I use sugar pack) and then add the rest of the ingredients at pie prep time. That lets you drain the apples a bit before use and avoid the other potential problems. JMO Dave Here is a link that might be useful: Freezing Apples NCHFP...See MoreCanning Apple Pie Filling
Comments (2)You can cut down on the sugar, just not the added acid in the pie filling. I am assuming you will use Clear Jel since that is the only safe thickener to use in pie fillings. Normally I thin it down with more apple juice or just don't use as much Clear Jel to start with. It seems to be too thick, I find, if using the entire amount of Clear Jel....See MoreCanned Apple Pie Filling Recipe
Comments (1)There's nothing wrong with the one in the 2009 edition of the BBB but it is safe only for freezing because of the flour, which should not be canned. If you want one that you can preserve in a boiling water bath, there's an approved recipe on the National Center for Home Food Preservation website, but it does require Clear-Jel as a thickener, since flour cannot be used, and Clear-Jel is not easy to find. I order mine online because the stores here do not carry it. If, by chance, the apples were a gift from somebody who has a apple tree, be sure you know if they were fresh-picked off the tree, or if they were windfall/downfall. If they were the latter, add extra lemon juice to compensate for that bacteria might have begun growing in them while they were lying on the ground. Don't forget that, if you don't have Clear-jel and don't want to make frozen apple pie filling, there are several other BWB recipes that are safe and approved, including apple pie jelly, apple butter, applesauce, apple cranberry mincemeat, apple pie jam, apple rings, or pear apple ginger marmalade, etc. Recently I've made several batches of Linda Lou's Apple Pie Jam from the recipe on the Havest Forum and it is delicious. Be careful with any old recipes that use flour or cornstarch as a thickener. I don't think that any of them are considered safe for BWB canning under the current guidelines, but they can be frozen. Dawn Here is a link that might be useful: NHCFP Apple Pie Filling Recipe for BWB Canning...See Moredigdirt2
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8 years agoPeter (6b SE NY)
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8 years agoPeter (6b SE NY)
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