10 easy recipes for step-by-step preparation of ranetki jam for the winter
Ranetki jam is a delicious delicacy that is prepared for the winter according to a simple recipe. Delicate and fragrant mass is spread on bread or served directly with tea. To make the dessert even more fragrant, fruits, vegetables and spices are added to the mass.
Features of cooking jam from ranetki for the winter
The cooking process will be easy if the following rules are followed:
- To obtain jam in the form of jelly, the mass is ground through a sieve after steaming.
- If you have to work with a large number of apples, a meat grinder is used for grinding.
- During cooking, the mass is constantly stirred.
Walking away from the pan is not recommended. The jam sticks to the walls, and the burnt pieces spoil the taste and appearance of the whole delicacy.
The specifics of the choice of raw materials
For jam, apples are taken, which have had time to fully ripen. They contain a lot of pectin, which makes the jam amazing. Ripe fruits have a juicy and soft content.
For jam, you don't have to pick every apple that looks perfect. Jam is prepared even from slightly damaged fruits. Ranetki get over, wash, and spoiled areas are removed.
Container preparation
Before cooking, a standard set of accessories is prepared. Need a saucepan and a wooden stirring spoon. From containers, jars of even the smallest volume are useful. The container is sealed with ordinary tin lids or screw caps.
How to make ranetka jam?
Jam is prepared easily even at home. There are many recipes for making treats.
Traditional recipe
List of ingredients and their quantity:
- ranetka apples - 2 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg.
Step by step cooking:
- Washed apples are simmered over low heat for 1 hour.
- After cooling, the pulp is ground through a sieve.
- Sugar is added to the resulting mass. The ingredients are cooked until the mixture becomes thick.
The finished jam is poured into jars and rolled up.
With oranges
The preparation process uses orange juice and peel. The apples are sliced and mixed with orange juice and zest. The mass is infused for 3-4 hours.
The slices are removed from the container, and water is added to the juice. After boiling, the pulp is returned to the bowl. The ingredients are cooked together until they are caramelized.
With bananas
Ranetki is a sweet variety of apples, and after making jam with the addition of bananas, the mass becomes even sweeter. You can balance the taste with citric acid. Apple and banana jam is used as a filling for pies.
Transparent jam with wedges
What you need:
- ranetki - 1.5 kg;
- sugar - 1.5 kg.
Cooking process:
- The apples are cut into thick slices.
- The fruits are laid out in a container, and the layers are sprinkled with sugar. In this form, the mass is infused for at least 10 hours.
- The apples are simmered after simmering for 5 minutes. The jam is cooled and left overnight to infuse.
- In the morning, the procedure is repeated.
After the third boil, the mass is laid out in banks and rolled up for the winter.
Cinnamon
The aromatic spice added to apples is considered a classic. The cooked jam will turn out to be even more tasty and aromatic. Powdered cinnamon is used during cooking.
The core is removed from apples before boiling, and the pulp is crushed in any way. The fruit mass is cooked with sugar for 40 minutes after boiling. The jam is cooled down and sent to the stove for the second cooking stage. At the end of cooking, add cinnamon powder to the jam.
With lemons
Ranetki with lemons is a perfect combination for those who don't like sugary taste. The delicacy turns out to be even more delicious with the addition of citrus fruits. Under the influence of the juice, not only the taste of the dessert changes, but also its color. It becomes lighter.
With pears
Jam made from these fruits should have a uniform consistency. To do this, before cooking, the fruits are crushed to a mushy state. After adding sugar, boil until tender. The more time the mass spends on the stove, the thicker it will be.
The jam pot does not turn off. The cans are alternately filled with sweet mass during the cooking process and rolled up with lids.
With pumpkin
One of the most unusual combinations of fruits and vegetables for a sweet dessert for the winter. Due to the orange color of the pumpkin, the jam takes on an unusual shade. In the finished dish, the taste of the vegetable is not felt, and a person who does not like pumpkin will be sure that he is eating apple jam.
When cooking the dessert, a small amount of water is used, since apples and pumpkin are not too juicy.
Multicooker recipe
Cooking dessert for the winter is possible even in a multicooker. The "stew" mode or any similar mode reduces the stirring frequency, which makes the cooking process easier. Thanks to the peculiarity of the bowl, the mass is cooked evenly and does not burn. The jam from the multicooker is thick and aromatic.
Sugarless
Dessert without sugar is completely natural, which speaks of its usefulness. Granulated sugar is a preservative that allows the blanks to be stored for a long time. So that the dessert does not spoil and all efforts are not in vain, a little trick follows.
Ready jam is poured into jars, after which they are sterilized. After that, the filled containers can be rolled up. The shelf life is then extended.
Treats storage rules
Ranetki can be easily stored in a closet, cellar or basement. The room should not be humid, and the temperature should be within 10-15 ℃. It is unacceptable to get direct sunlight on cans with delicacies.
The jam will be candied if the temperature in the room where it is stored constantly changes. Mold and rust can also occur on the lids. The last two points shorten the shelf life of the treat. A cooked batch of jam costs 1 to 3 years.
