Ben is really into gardening in the summer months. This has lead us to canning tomatoes, pickles, sauces, and jams. We have a good time preparing these summer items for winter use. It's exciting to open up the flavor filled jars in the middle of winter for soups and other delicious recipes.
This fall, I bought 10 lbs of apples from a local farm. I had a recipe for canning apple pie filling and thought it would be a great time to try it out. I originally planned on buying the granny smith that people suggest for pies. I decided to get crazy and bought an assortment of 5 different apples. It was a lot of fun to go through and throw them into a bag.
Ben and I cored and peeled the apples with our pampered chef apple peeler. I love having this kitchen tool. I can't say I use it all of the time, but it makes peeling apples so easy. I love that it is manual too. Not many things we use today are all manual with no electricity.
This last week we made a pie with the applie pie filling. It was delicious. The pie took maybe 5 minutes to throw together and was filled with locally grown organic apples. Next fall, I hope to buy even more apples. The prepared filling is pretty in the mason jars and would make a great gift. Click here to see recipe for apple pie filling.
1 comment:
it was delicious, magnifico next year we'll do the same pops
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