Apple jam is a favorite treat of many people. There are many ways to prepare a dish, it is especially tasty with lemon. How to add piquancy when preparing a dish, as well as the features of its storage, read below.
What gives lemon when making apple jam?
Lemon in apple jam is used as a “bright” flavoring additive, which not only improves the sugary-sweet taste of the dish, but also affects the physical characteristics of the finished product.
Depending on the amount of ingredient added, citrus is able to change the characteristic brown color of the dish to amber or even transparent, and also prevents the strong digestion of apple slices during cooking. The taste of the finished product changes dramatically, acid and a light note of bitterness appear, which favorably emphasizes the sweetness of apples.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
You need to choose foods for cooking carefully. The apple should be resilient without damage on the surface in the form of rot or deep scratches. Moreover, insect damage is not acceptable on fruits.
Important! If there is a wax coating on the peel - this may mean that the fruits have been treated to protect against fungal infections and excess moisture. Such a surface layer is easily eliminated by treating apples with warm water.
To choose the right variety of fruits that are most suitable for preparing dessert for the winter, you need to rely only on your personal preferences. Varieties suitable for sweet jam: Idared, Mackintosh, Champion, Florina. To cook jam with a more acidic taste, varieties are used: Antonovka, Snow Calville, Semerenko, Granny Smith.
The lemon should be with a thick peel, on which there are no damages and defects in the form of black spots, diaper rash and scratches. The color of the fruit is bright yellow. Before cooking, prepare the fruit. They are thoroughly washed with warm water, and then wiped dry with a paper or cotton towel.
Apple Jam Recipes
There are many recipes for apple jam. Next will be presented the most popular and simplest of them.
Transparent jam with lemon and ginger
5 cans of 0.5 l6 hours
Nutritional value per 100 g:
First, peel the apples and finely chop them into cubes (1 × 1 × 1 cm).
Pour the cut into a bowl in which the dish will cook.
Pour sliced fruits with lemon juice and pour all the available sugar into the cooking bowl. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and leave for 5 hours so that the juice comes out.
After the above time, start the cooking process.
After the dessert boils, add grated lemon peel and ginger to a fine grater. Continue cooking over low heat for an hour.
Pour the finished product into sterilized cans and roll up tin lids.
First, peel the apples and finely chop them into cubes (1 × 1 × 1 cm).
Pour the cut into a bowl in which the dish will cook.
Pour sliced fruits with lemon juice and pour all the available sugar into the cooking bowl. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly and leave for 5 hours so that the juice comes out.
After the above time, start the cooking process.
After the dessert boils, add grated lemon peel and ginger to a fine grater. Continue cooking over low heat for an hour.
Pour the finished product into sterilized cans and roll up tin lids.Video recipe
Did you know? Scientist Vick Morris from the British Institute for Food Research has proven that pectin, which is part of jam, can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
Amber Jam with Orange
4 cans of 500 g for 50 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- First you need to peel the apples from the skins and chop them into small cubes (1 × 1 × 1 cm).
- Oranges with zest are cut into slices and passed through a meat grinder or blender.
- The resulting slurry from citrus is combined with sugar and apples.
- Cooking continues on low heat - after boiling the substance, it lasts 50 minutes.
- At the end of the cooking process, the dessert is poured into cans and rolled up.
A simple way to implement this recipe allows even a novice in the field of cooking to easily cope with the process.
Did you know? Apple jam is used to improve blood composition and the prevention of atherosclerosis.
Jam "Five minutes"
5 cans of 500 g
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Cut fruit into slices without peeling.
- Place the slices in a pan and mix with sugar. Leave the contents for 8 hours in the refrigerator.
- Before you start cooking dessert, you need to mix it thoroughly so that the sugar that has settled on the bottom of the container does not burn during cooking.
- The cooking process continues for 10 minutes after full boiling. Next, the product is cooled and the procedure repeated.
- This process should be repeated 3 times, after which the finished treat is poured into jars and tightly corked.
Storage Features
Jars of jam are stored in a cellar or in a closed cabinet at a temperature of + 5 ° С to + 25 ° С. You can store apple jam for 10-12 months.
Important! Care must be taken to ensure that direct sunlight does not fall on the product and do not freeze it.
Cooking apple jam with lemon is very easy, so even a novice in cooking can do the cooking process. Dessert is in demand for its taste and the minimum number of products for its preparation.
