Apple Pie Anyone?

My friend picked up a 40-lb. box of apples for me the other day.  For $10.  Can't beat that!  But now that I had 40-lbs. of apples, I needed to do something with it.  So I made apple pie filling and am currently working on applesauce and apple butter.  The recipe for the apple pie filling is different than I've ever used and I LOVE it.  We made apple crisp last night and it was incredible.  It's a recipe I put together to suit my tastes because I like a lot of spice and flavor to my pies and crisps.  And I love how it turned out. 

Since I have a habit of losing things, I thought I'd get this written down so I could find it later.  And you get to benefit from it.  The first is my modified apple pie recipe for canning.  The second is just my apple pie recipe if you wanted to make it without canning the filling first.

CANNED APPLE PIE FILLING

2 cups white sugar
3 cups brown sugar
1 cup corn starch
4 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 cup lemon juice
9 cups water
Lots of apples, peeled, cored, and sliced

Mix together sugars, cornstarch and spices in a large pot.  Add water and lemon juice. Stir well.  Simmer over medium-low heat until thick and bubbly.  Remove from heat.  Add apples until well coated without a lot of excess sauce.  Pour into clean, prepared jars.  Boil lids for 3 minutes and place on clean rims of jars.  Process in boiling water bath for 20 minutes. 

BEST EVER APPLE PIE

1/2 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Dash of allspice
1/4 cup butter
1 tsp lemon juice

6 cups apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
Pie pastries or crumble for top

Mix together sugars, flour, and spices.  Cut in butter until crumbly.  Mix with apples until coated.  Pour into prepared pan, either lined with pie pastry or lightly sprayed.  Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

CRUMBLE

½ cup brown sugar
½ cup flour
½ cup oats
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
5 Tbs butter, diced

CRUST

1 cup + 2 Tbs butter
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 Tbs sugar
½ cup ice water

ENJOY!