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Orange jam is the perfect dessert for a winter tea party. Unlike berry jam, it is less high-calorie and has a rich taste, tinted with a slight bitterness. In addition, you can cook such a delicacy at home at any time. We offer several recipes for making citrus jam.
Preparatory stage
The secret of the delicious taste of the dessert lies in the way it is prepared. The “correct” jam is brewed exclusively on the basis of citrus fruits, with or without zest, and with the addition of sugar. Other fruits, citrus fruits, nuts can be added to it, but no artificial thickeners and water are used. The cooled orange dessert has a jelly-like consistency, like confiture, but it is achieved due to pectin, a natural gelling component.
Most pectin is found in the peel of citrus fruits, so jam made only from orange peels or with the addition of zest hardens faster and has a thick consistency. If the recipe involves the use of zest, then the oranges should be washed well with a sponge or brush, and pour boiling water for 15 minutes. Then we dry the fruit and peel off the peel with a knife or grater.
This is followed by the most difficult work – we clean each slice from stones and a white film. If the slices break in the process, it’s not scary. Leaving the films is undesirable, because they give the jam a noticeable bitterness. To get a dessert completely without bitterness, you need to soak the pulp and peel in water. However, if the skin is very bitter, it is better to boil it 2-3 times for 5 minutes. When the slices are peeled, they are weighed. This allows you to correctly calculate the proportion of sugar to pulp – it should be 1: 1.
Video “Delicious Orange Jam Recipe”
In this video, you will learn how to make delicious and healthy orange jam.
Proven recipes
This dessert can be different in taste, texture, structure and composition. Let’s look at how to make delicious orange jam in many ways and with various ingredients.
In the multivariate
Many housewives are now making jam in multicookers, because all that is required is to prepare the ingredients and put them in a bowl. The kitchen assistant will do the rest herself, after which all that remains is to pour the dessert into jars.
Necessary products for jam in a slow cooker:
- 4-5 oranges (approximately 800 g of pulp at the exit);
- 1 lemon;
- 800 d Sahara.
The cooking process is as follows:
- Remove the peel from 1 orange and lemon and grind it on a grater.
- Cut the pulp of the remaining oranges into pieces.
- We put everything in a container and fill it with water for 20-24 hours.
- After the time has elapsed, drain the water, slightly squeeze the citrus billet.
- We put everything in a bowl, pour sugar, mix and let stand for 1 hour to form juice.
- Then we turn on the device to the “Jam” or “Extinguishing” mode, wait for it to boil, then set the timer for 30-35 minutes, and cook, leaving the valve on the lid open.
Pour the finished dessert into sterile jars. If you need a homogeneous consistency, ready-made jam can be crushed with a blender.
In a bread maker
If the bread maker is equipped with the appropriate program, then making jam is even easier, because it mixes the ingredients itself.
Ingredients:
- 2-3 oranges (0,5 kg of pulp);
- 3 Art. liter. lemon juice;
- 0,5 kg of sugar.
Method of preparation:
- Cut the peeled orange slices into pieces.
- We put it in a bucket, add juice and sugar. If you want bitterness to be present in the delicacy, leave part of the peel.
- We launch the “Jam” program and calmly prepare the jars.
Jam in a bread machine turns out to be very thick, because, as a rule, it takes at least 1 hour to cook.
With skin
Jam with peel is an exceptional delicacy. It is she who gives the jam an incomparable aroma, a bitter aftertaste and a dense texture similar to marmalade.
Of the ingredients you will need:
- 5-6 oranges (1 kg of pulp);
- juice of 1 lemon;
- 1 kg of sugar.
Consider how to make this beautiful and healthy dessert step by step:
- We clean the oranges, chop the pulp, and cut a part of the peel into thin strips or three on a grater.
- Pour orange slices with sugar and leave for a couple of hours to form juice.
- Pour the chopped peel with water, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Squeeze the boiled peels and let cool.
- Add the peel, lemon juice to the citrus mixture, stir and heat slowly.
- Cook the jam for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally and removing the foam.
- Pour slightly chilled.
with grapefruit
You can make the jam taste more piquant with the addition of grapefruit.
Necessary ingredients:
- 3 orange;
- 1 grapefruit;
- 1 lime;
- 450 ml of water;
- sugar by weight of citrus pulp.
Slices of oranges and grapefruit without films cut into pieces. Slice the lime along with the skin. Fill the citrus billet with water, boil over low heat for 30 minutes, and leave to cool for 10-12 hours. Then add sugar and boil the mass for 1 hour, stirring constantly, until it thickens slightly.
with peaches
Ingredients Required:
- oranges – 5-6 pcs.;
- 1 lime;
- peaches – 1 kg;
- walnuts – 150 g;
- sugar – 1,8 kg;
- water – 450 ml.
Peaches need to be poured over with boiling water, peeled and cut into slices. Cut the orange slices, rub the citrus zest. Pour the fruit mass with water and send to cook for half an hour until the peaches soften. During this time, heat the sugar in a frying pan, and add it to the boiled mass. Cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves, then add crushed nuts and boil a little more. We close in the traditional way.
There are many options for making orange jam.
Fragrant orange delicacy goes well with cinnamon, cognac, ground ginger, star anise and even pepper.
In general, experiment and enjoy a variety of tastes.