2016-08-27

Apple Pie Filling

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds apples (6-8) (firm, tart varieties are best)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • pie crust

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Peel, core, and thinly slice apples.
  3. Mix apples with lemon juice.
  4. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, corn starch, and cinnamon.
  5. Mix sugar with apples.
  6. Prepare the bottom crust.
  7. Pour apple mixture into crust.
  8. Dot the top of the apple mixture with butter.
  9. Add top crust.
  10. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes (finished pie should slip inside the pie plate).

Source

Complete Step-by-Step Cook Book (out of print).