The recipe for making seedless raspberry jam for the winter
Raspberries are considered the most useful berry that stimulates the immune system and helps the body cope with colds. It is frozen, dried, used for making desserts. An excellent treat for the winter is pitted raspberry jam, which even kids can eat. It will take a little more time to prepare it, but the result is worth it.
Features of making seedless raspberry jam
Even an inexperienced housewife can handle the cooking of raspberry jam, from which the bones are removed. However, you need to take into account some rules for making and storing dessert.
Tips:
- use fruits of the same variety and degree of ripeness;
- follow the recipe;
- it is better to cook a delicacy on low heat in 3-4 doses;
- to remove the larvae, the berries must be held for 10 minutes in salt water;
- pour the jam into sterilized containers;
- observe the rules for storing the product.
The jam will turn out to be more aromatic and tasty if you add red currant juice to the preparation instead of water.
Ingredients for the recipe
To make jam, raspberries and sugar are used. The berries are juicy, so there is no need to add water.
Apples, pears, other berries, spices will change the taste of jam. Make dessert healthier than honey.
Selection and preparation of berries
For jam it is better to use raspberries harvested in your own garden, but they can also be purchased on the market.
Selection rules:
- berries are chosen of the same size, large fruits are considered to be of high quality;
- the aroma should be clearly expressed, chemical odors should not be heard from the raspberries;
- the shape of the berries should be round, if the fruits are flattened - the raspberries have already lay for several hours;
- when buying, it is important to look at the berries lying on the bottom of the container - they can be very wrinkled, rotten.
The purchased or harvested berries are cleaned of leaves, twigs, debris. Raspberries have very soft fruits and are difficult to wash. If the berry is heavily contaminated, it is poured into a bowl of water and, after 2 minutes, is carefully caught with a slotted spoon.
You cannot store washed raspberries.
Preparation of containers
To preserve the beneficial properties and taste, raspberry jam should be placed in sterilized jars.
Glass containers of different volumes are used for blanks, without chips and cracks. All containers are washed with baking soda before use, rinsed with water. It is recommended to hold new cans in hot water for 2 minutes before seaming.
Sterilization options:
- ferry;
- using a kettle;
- in the oven;
- in a microwave oven or multicooker.
It is allowed to sterilize jars with contents together. For this, the filled containers are placed in a pot of water, heated and boiled for 15 minutes.
The jam is closed with metal lids. They are sterilized in boiling water just before spinning.
When using old threaded caps, inspect them for damage and rust.
How to make seedless raspberry jam for the winter?
Ingredients:
- raspberries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg.
The berry is washed, cleaned of leaves, stalks, rubbed through a sieve. Granulated sugar is added to the resulting puree and sent to simmer. Cooking time depends on personal preference. If the dessert is boiled for less than 5 minutes, you get a jam with the taste of fresh berries. With prolonged cooking, the syrup will thicken and become similar to jam.
Rules for storing ready-made treats
Store raspberry jam in a cool, dark place. The room temperature should not rise above 15 degrees and fall below zero. The period of use is 2 years. However, it is recommended to eat raspberries within six months, over time the amount of vitamins decreases, the taste of the treat changes.
Containers rolled up with metal lids can be stored in the house at room temperature. Opened cans should be consumed within 2 weeks.
