"Jenn Ridley" > wrote in message
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> "Mordechai Housman" > wrote:
>
>>I have been making simple apple pie, and I can't seem to get it the
>>way
>>my mother used to make it.
>>
>>It always comes out to dry. My mother's apple pie used to have some
>>delicious liquid with it, and I can't figure out how to do it.
>>
>>My problem is with the filling. I use:
>>
>>Two or three fresh apples
>>Apple pie filling from a can
>>Sugar
>>Corn starch.
>>
>>What might I be doing wrong?
>
> Adding the corn starch. There's starch in the pie filling already,
> and the extra starch is soaking up all the liquid. You probably don't
> need the extra sugar, either.
>
> If your mom added cornstarch, she was probably using very juicy apples
> and no canned filling.
>
> You should really try a pie from scratch if you're already cutting up
> apples. It will be much better than one with pie filling.

Thanks. I have decided to try that this Friday.