Step-by-step recipes for making seedless blackberry jam for the winter
Blackberry jam has a very pleasant taste and aroma. It is suitable for making cakes, cookies, buns. And you can serve it as a dessert for tea.
Features of the preparation of blackberry jam
In the process of making blackberry jam, a number of features must be taken into account:
- In order for the berries in the jam to remain intact, the liquid must be gently stirred during cooking. Indeed, when heated, the fruits become brittle and easily disintegrate.
- Blackberries have large hard seeds. It is not necessary to remove them, but if you do not like them, you can do this by passing the almost finished berries through a sieve.
- Citrus fruits and spices can be added to the jam to enhance the flavor of the blackberry. The main condition is to observe proportions. Otherwise, additional ingredients can overpower the flavor of the berries.
- To preserve the beneficial properties of the fruit, the jam must be cooked over high heat for a short time.
- The berries for cooking must be ripe. If they are green, the jam will be sour.
Blackberry jam, prepared with the above recommendations, turns out to be very tasty.
Preparation of raw materials
When choosing and preparing blackberries, you should also adhere to a number of recommendations:
- When buying, you must choose ripe, but firm fruits. The mashed berries are very soft. They are suitable if you plan to grind them during the cooking process.
- Self-picked berries should be used immediately after picking. Otherwise, they will lose some of the juice.
- Before cooking, the berries should be prepared - sort out, remove debris, wash well. It is better to soak the blackberry in water and carefully drain the water so as not to damage the fruit.
In the process of making jam, berries can be chopped. But the dish turns out to be tastier if you cook it from whole fruits.
How to make blackberry jam
There are various recipes for making blackberry jam. Let's consider some of them.
A simple recipe for the winter
To make jam according to this recipe, you need blackberries and sugar in equal proportions (1: 1). Sprinkle the berries with granulated sugar. Proceed carefully so as not to damage the fruit. Leave it on for 30 minutes to let the juice out. Cook for 30-40 minutes over medium heat, stirring regularly.
In a multicooker
Blackberry jam in a slow cooker turns out to be more juicy, the berries do not boil over. Into the bowl:
- Pour in 750 g of fruit.
- Add the same amount of granulated sugar.
- Put on the "Stew" mode and cook for 20 minutes.
- After that, leave the jam to cool for 20-30 minutes.
- Then turn on the "Quenching" mode again and cook for 40 minutes.
Stir the jam regularly so that it does not burn. The amount of berries and sugar used can be increased. But in this case, it is better to cook the dessert with the lid open.
With gelatin
The recipe will require:
- 2 kg of blackberries;
- 2 kg of sugar;
- a bag of gelatin;
- 500 ml of water;
- 1 tsp lemon zest.
Pour gelatin with hot water (use half a glass) and leave to swell for 15 minutes. Pour granulated sugar into blackberries and leave in the refrigerator overnight. By the morning, the fruits will release a large amount of juice. Add 500 ml of water and lemon zest to the berries. Transfer to an enamel bowl and cook over medium heat for 25 minutes. Add swollen gelatin.
The resulting dessert is best kept in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks, but it can also be rolled up in jars.
Seedless
Pour 200 ml of water into the bottom of the saucepan, bring to a boil. Pour in 1 kg of blackberries and, stirring regularly, boil the fruits for 2-3 minutes. Put the softened raw materials on a sieve and grind with a spoon to remove the seeds. Add 400 g of granulated sugar, put on the stove and boil the jam until its volume decreases by 1/3.
With whole berries
Need to:
- 1 kg of blackberries;
- 1 kg of sugar.
Grind 650 g of blackberries with a blender to get a homogeneous puree with seeds. Pour in 500 g of sugar and send to the stove. Boil for 10 minutes, then send another 350 g of whole berries and 500 g of granulated sugar into the pan. Cook for another 10 minutes. It takes little time to prepare such a dessert, so the beneficial properties of blackberries are preserved.
Frozen blackberries
In winter, jam can be made from frozen blackberries. It does not need to be prepared in advance, but can be used immediately after defrosting. Pour 400 g of berries with 250 g of sugar and send to the refrigerator for several hours. Juice should form. Then grind the fruits with a blender and cook for 25 minutes over medium heat.
How to store a finished treat
You can store jam in jars in the refrigerator for several weeks. But if the taste of a treat changes or its surface becomes covered with mold, it is not recommended to use it.
Jam poured into pasteurized jars can be stored for 2-3 years in a basement or refrigerator. Another way to store blackberry jam is to pack it in plastic containers and send it to the freezer. But after thawing, the taste of the treat may change.
