5-1/2 quarts; makes five 9 inch pies or 4 10″ pies.
Made with Golden Delicious apples, it also makes a GREAT breakfast fruit dish of sautéed apples. You can reduce the sugar to taste, based on you apples, but you need at least 1 cup to support freezing.
18 cups sliced peeled baking apples (about 6 lbs.)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 cups brown sugar
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg or cardamon
10 cups apple juice or water
Wash, core and slice the apples. In a large bowl, toss apples with lemon juice; set aside. In a Dutch oven over medium heat, combine sugars, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg.
Add water; bring to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add apples; return to a boil. Reduce heat: cover and simmer until apples are tender, about 6-8 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes.
To freeze, ladle into freezer containers, leaving 1/2-in. head space. Cool at room temperature no longer than 1-1/2 hours, stirring occasionally with a knife or long spoon to speed cooling. Seal, label, and freeze; store for up to 12 months.