Here's the deal. I needed ClearJel. I thought I already had some ClearJel. It turns out I didn't. ClearJel is a form of corn starch. It's a thickener needed for apple pie filling. You may be wondering why I didn't just use corn starch. Because it's not USDA approved. I try my hardest to only post recipes that follow USDA recommendations.
Now...I thought I had ClearJel. It turns out I had Certo. Certo is a liquid form of pectin. I swear I'd seen ClearJel in the store before. I ran to the local Pick 'n Save. NOPE! They had Sure Jell, which is a brand of pectin *insert eyeroll here*. Grrr!
This meant no apple pie filling for me until I could get my hands on some ClearJel. I ended up ordering some online. I've got my fingers crossed that they ship quickly. As a side note, if you ever want to give Pomona's Universal Pectin a try, and order from their website, they ship VERY quickly. I ordered on a Friday, and received it on the following Monday.
Hopefully an apple pie filling post will be coming in the next week or so.
I heard that 1 T. of cornstarch equals 1.5 T. of SureJell. I have used that ratio in a new apple pie filling mix that I used and it worked really well.
ReplyDeleteAdrienne, I am just tickled by this post because I so know the feeling of happily starting a project and believing completely you have all the ingredients only to find, you dont, and you cant find a sub...Better luck next time! Alex@amoderatelife
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