A step-by-step recipe for clear jam from whole apples for the winter
The housewives prepare jam by cutting the fruit into pieces. But some people prefer to make clear jam from whole apples. For this, you can take not only heavenly apples, but also Semerinka, Melba, Grushovka. This delicacy looks delicious on a plate. I want to eat right away. Such a delicacy is not suitable for filling in pies, it has bones, but it can be offered for tea.
Features of cooking by apple varieties
Jam from small apples is popular among housewives. They contain a lot of vitamins and useful microelements. And even more than in varieties with large fruits. In addition, if you make jam from whole fruits, it will then look very appetizing in the jar.
Look unusual in jam and apples with a tail. Sometimes this part of the fruit is not removed, which simplifies the pre-processing process.
As with any such delicacy, it is necessary to remove the foam during cooking, otherwise the jam may turn sour.
Required ingredients for the recipe
The products that are necessary for making jam are known to everyone - apples and granulated sugar. Most often, the proportion of these ingredients is 1: 1.
Sugar syrup, which is made from water and sugar, is also useful.
Specificity of product selection
To prepare a tasty treat, you will need small or not very large apples. The variety can be any: Ranetki, Kitayki, Sibirki. It is better that the diameter of small fruits does not exceed 3.5 cm. And if the aesthetic appearance is also important for the hostess, for each batch it is necessary to select fruits of the same size.
Apples must be sorted out, rejecting rotten fruits, rinsed and dried.
To prevent the fruits from crushing and cracking during cooking, they must be pierced several times with a toothpick before cooking..
How to prepare the dishes?
This jam should not be cooked in an enamel bowl, as it can burn.
The finished delicacy is placed hot in prepared jars. They can be sterilized both over steam and in the oven. The lids are boiled for about five minutes.
How to cook whole apple jam for the winter?
This delicious amber jam is made with just two ingredients:
- two kilograms of fruit;
- two kilograms of granulated sugar.
The sequence of actions is as follows:
- Core from hard and ripe apples, place in a saucepan and sprinkle with sugar. Let it stand for half a day to get the juice. If the fruits are not very juicy and the liquid is not enough, you can add half a glass of water so that the apples do not burn.
- The delicacy should be cooked over low heat.After the sugar is completely dissolved, the apples will give out more juice. Bring the syrup to a boil and remove from heat. Stir the apples while boiling. The portion in the syrup will cook more quickly. When heated, the fruits change color, turning golden.
- After it boils, cover the delicacy with a plate and put oppression, the weight of which is no more than one and a half kilograms. It is necessary for the fruits to be immersed in sweet water. Remove the container on the table and let the finished treat cool.
Now you need to cook the apples again. Bring to a boil over low heat, remove the foam that appears as it boils. Cook for about three minutes and remove from heat. Apply oppression, and let it cool again.
The last time from the moment of boiling, keep on fire for ten minutes. Immediately pack into containers, pouring syrup over the fruits. Roll up.
The syrup will be thick, so do not boil the jam for too long.
How and how much can you store?
You can eat this delicacy right after cooking, refrigerate it, or roll it up for the winter to extend the pleasure of eating jam during the winter.
This jam is stored for a year or two. In order to increase this period, during cooking it is necessary to remove the foam that forms.
