Old Fashioned Apple Cider Jelly Pie Food

FIREBALL PIE JELLY SHOTS

Steps:

• Stir together the apple cider and cinnamon liquor in a medium saucepan. Sprinkle the gelatin over the mixture and let it sit until the gelatin softens and blooms, about 5 minutes. Heat the mixture over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until the gelatin completely dissolves.
• Pour the mixture into a 9-inch pie plate and refrigerate until set, at least 2 hours or up to overnight. Decorate the rim of the pie with a ring of cinnamon candies. Just inside the candies add a ring of orange sprinkles; inside that, add a ring of yellow sprinkles. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Cut the pie into 8 slices and serve with a generous dollop of whipped cream.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a bowl combine apples, sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Place mixture in a pastry-lined 9 inch pie plate. Dot with butter and adjust top crust that has been vented.
• Place in oven and bake at 425 degrees F (220 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Turn oven temperature down to 275-300 degrees F (135-150 degrees C) and bake 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. Let cool and serve.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE CIDER PIE

Steps:

• 1. Combine cider and sugar in large, heavy sauce pan and bring to boil.
• 2. Add apples and cook uncovered until apples are tender (about 8 minutes)
• 3. Drain reserving syrup. If necessary, add enough cider to syrup to make 1 1/3 -1 1/2 cups.
• 4. Return apples and syrup to pan and return to heat. Blend together cornstarch and water and add to apple mixture along with cinnamon.
• 5. Cook, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil and thickens.
• 6. Spoon filling into pie shell and cover with upper pastry and flute edges. Brush crust with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Vent crust.
• 7. Bake at 350 for 50 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE CIDER PIE

Steps:

• Divide the pastry almost in half and roll out the larger half on a lightly floured surface to a 13-inch circle.
• Line a 9-inch pie tin with the pastry.
• Trim the edge to 1/2-inch beyond the rim of the pie tin.
• Combine the apples, 1 cup of apple cider and the sugar in a 3-quart saucepan and cook, over high heat, until the mixture comes to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 8 minutes or until the apples are tender.
• Drain the apples, reserving the syrup.
• Add enough additional apple cider to the syrup to make 1 1/3 cups.
• Return the syrup and apples to the saucepan.
• Combine the cornstarch and water in a small bowl and stir until well blended.
• Stir the cornstarch mixture and the cinnamon into the apple mixture.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the butter, then pour the mixture into the pastry lined pie tin.
• Roll out the remaining pastry to an 11-inch circle.
• Fold the pastry gently, so as not to tear it, into quarters and cut slits in the folds.
• Gently unfold the pastry on to the top of the filling and trim the edge to 1-inch beyond the rim of the pie tin.
• Fold the top crust under the lower crust and form a ridge by fluting the edge of the pie.
• Bake in a 400 degree F. oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack until slightly warm before cutting and serving.
• NOTE:
• This is the perfect pie to serve with the rich cheddar sauce in this file.

SURE.JELL APPLE JELLY

Steps:

• Bring boiling-water canner, half full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat. Let stand in hot water until ready to use. Drain well before filling.
• Measure juice into 6- or 8-qt. saucepot; add food coloring.
• Stir pectin into juice in saucepot. Add butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
• Ladle immediately into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Place jars on elevated rack in canner. Lower rack into canner. (Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add boiling water, if necessary.) Cover; bring water to gentle boil. Process 5 min. Remove jars and place upright on towel to cool completely. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middles of lids with finger. (If lids spring back, lids are not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.)

CIDER JELLY

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine cider and red hots. Stir in pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar; return to a full rolling boil. Boil and stir 1 minute. , Remove from heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot mixture into six hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

OLD FASHIONED APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 425*.
• Peel, core, and thinly slice apples.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, 1/4 cup sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
• add sugar mixture and lemon juice to apples tossing gently to combine.
• mound apple mixture into crust.
• press down gently.
• Fold the edges of the top crust under the bottom crust; crimping edges.
• In a small bowl whisk together egg and cold water; set aside.
• Bake pie for 20 minute
• Reduce oven temp to 375* and bake another 30 minute.
• Brush top of crust with egg mix and bake another 10 minute.

APPLE CIDER JELLY

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup of the sugar and the powdered pectin. Set aside.
• Pour the apple cider into a cooking pot.
• Add the pectin/sugar mixture to juice in the cooking pot; Stir vigorously and well.
• Bring mixture to full rolling boil stirring constantly.
• Stir in remaining sugar and the cinnamon. Return to full rolling boil and boil for one-minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat. Skim off any foam.
• Ladle into sterilized jars to within 1/8 inch of tops.
• Seal and process five-minutes in boiling water bath.