It’s that time of year, when I need to pick and process the apples before the squirrels get them all. While these apples from my back yard are often a bit smaller than what you’ll find at the store, they really do work well in pies and jam. Nonetheless, they won’t stay fresh forever, so what I like to do is make apple pie filling.
First, I cut up the necessary amount of apples for the pie. Next, I get out a freezer bag and put it my dry ingredients: sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and flour or cornstarch for thickening. Then, I close the bag tight and mix the dry ingredients together.
Now, it’s time to add the apples and shake or mix the apples around until they’re well coated. Then, using a straw, I’ll remove as much air as I can from the bag, seal, label, and put the apples in the freezer. When the weather turns cold and I want to make an apple pie, all I have to do is make or buy a pie crust, defrost the apples, put the pie together, and bake. The apples will keep in the freezer for up to six months.
Thanks! I never thought about freezing apples like this.
I always dreamed of picking apples. I have never experienced yet.
Useful advice, but this year my apples are doing very badly
We have fresh apple all year round and we do not have to freeze them. But I really like this..It is also useful to know about this way of storing apples.
We did this growing up with our apple trees.
The apples will keep in the freezer for up to six months.