Ingredients
4cupsapples,peeled and thinly sliced
2tsplemon juice
3cupswater
½cupbrown sugar,packed
½cupsugar,granulated
⅓cupcornstarch
½tspCinnamon
⅛tspnutmeg,freshly ground if possible
1tbspbutter
Preparation
Drizzle the lemon juice over the apple slices.
Place the water, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and nutmeg in a large pan.
Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally.
Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 1 minute or until just thickened.
Add the apples to the pan and stir to coat with the sauce. Lower the heat to medium and cook for about 10 minutes or until the apples have softened.
Add the butter to the pan and stir until it has melted.
Cool the apple filling for 10 minutes, then transfer it to containers and refrigerate or freeze until ready to use.