Fruit Pie Tips

Fruit Pie Tips

* Save the drained juice from frozen or canned fruit and use fruit juice instead of water in your recipe. This is only a good idea if the juice does not have a lot of sugar in it.

* Add fresh butter to your fruit pie filling after it has been cooked. Or dot pieces of butter over the fruit before you place on the top crust.

* Don't cut apples pieces too thin when you are using fresh apples. Larger chunks will hold together and have more apple flavor.

* Use a little red food color and a drop or two of almond extract in your cherry pies when you use fresh or canned cherries.

* Use a little yellow food color and a teaspoon of lemon juice in your apricot and peach fruit pies. The lemon juice will enhance their flavor and also help keep a bright color.