Apple Pie Filling for Canning

Apple Pie Filling for Canning

Ingredients:
apples, raw, with skin
sugars, granulated
spices, cinnamon, ground
spices, nutmeg, ground
water, bottled, generic
apple juice, canned or bottled, unsweetened, without added ascorbic acid
lemon juice, raw
amazonas rainforest product, tapioca starch,

Directions:
To blanch apples: Place 3 qts of your apples in a large pot of boiling water with a couple of tablespoons of lemon juice for 5 minutes.
Your goal is to heat them up not make applesauce!
Don't overfill your pot.
Lift with a slotted spoon.
Keep blanched apple slices warm.
Combine sugar, spices, water, apple juice, and lemon juice in large kettle.
Add ULTRA Gel gradually with a wire whisk and stir until smooth, cook until thick and bubbly.
Fold in drained apple slices.
Fill jars, leaving 1/2" headspace.
Adjust lids and process immediately in water bath canner for 35 minutes.
Do not tighten lids after processing.