As from fresh apples to make a delicious filling for pie

Apples – one of the most popular fillings for dessert pies. It is an inexpensive fruit that is available all year round requiring minimal pre-processing and combines perfectly with many other ingredients.

A simple filling of apples with cinnamon

Apples combine perfectly with the cinnamon. This aromatic spice not only gives them a distinctive, strong and pleasant smell, but a distinct sweet flavor. To prepare the filling for one cake open, you will need:
- 1 kilogram of apples;
- 55 grams brown cane sugar;
- 30 grams of wheat flour;
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon;
- 80 grams of oatmeal;
- 75 grams of butter.

You'll need oatmeal long cooking that need to cook at least 10-15 minutes.

Apples are clean and free from core. Cut into thick slices 1-1. 5 cm. In large bowl, combine cane sugar, sifted flour, cinnamon and oatmeal. Oil grate and RUB into the mixture. Put apples on dough and sprinkle the resulting crumbs. This pie baked for about 30-45 minutes and serve with whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream.

Apple filling with walnuts

It turns out delicious filling of fresh apples and walnuts. Take:
- 4 peeled apples;
- 2 tablespoons of butter;
- 2 teaspoons of lemon juice;
- ½ Cup of sugar;
- ½ Teaspoon of ground cinnamon;
- a pinch of nutmeg;
- 1 Cup chopped walnuts.

Instead of walnuts you can take chopped almonds or pistachios.

Apples cut into small dice. In a small saucepan, melt the butter, add the lemon juice and put apples. Cook them over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the pieces become soft. Add the sugar, cinnamon, grated nutmeg and chopped walnuts. Mix well. The stuffing is ready.

Spicy filling of apples

For Christmas cake is often prepared spicy and thick, fragrant Apple filling. To do this, you will need:
- 4 tablespoons of butter;
- 2 large apples;
- ½ Cup of soft Golden raisins;
- ½ Cup of brown cane sugar;
- 1 lemon;
- 50 ml Roma;
- ½ Teaspoon of ground cinnamon;
- ¼ Teaspoon ground ginger;
- ¼ Teaspoon of salt;
- ¼ Teaspoon ground cloves.

For the filling in a pie is most suitable for such varieties of apples, like Granny Smith, Braeburn, Jonagold and Golden delicious.

Apples peel, remove the core and cut into small dice. Melt in a saucepan the butter, put raisins and apples, add the lemon peel and squeeze lemon juice, stir in the sugar and season the stuffing with spices. Cook, stirring, over low heat for about 30 minutes. Pour in the rum, stir, remove from heat and let cool slightly.