No Sugar Added Apple Pie

Ingredients

• 5 lbs apples
• 1/2 cup unsweetened orange juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (or if you're like me, use 1 cap full)
• 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

Directions

1. 1

   Clean, Peel and Dice some of the apples (2-3) and add to a 2 quart saucepan. Add orange juice, lemon juice and cinnamon. Allow to "stew" on medium heat for 5 minutes. This will make the apples soft and sweeten naturally in their juices.

2. 2

   Clean, peel and slice the rest of the apples and put the lid on with the heat on low for an additional 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Turn off the heat and mix the corn starch and water in a separate cup. Add to apples and stir. This will prevent the apple mix from being too thin and gloopy during the cutting process.

4. 4

   Add to the bottom crust of your favourate pie crust (be sure to perforate it with a fork first!), add filling and the top layer of dough.

5. 5

   Since the filling is still hot, the cooking time will be cut down; bake at 450 degrees for 25-30 minutes.

6. 6

   This pie is easily prepared and frozen to be cooked later.