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Strawberries are perhaps one of the earliest berries that appear in our summer cottages. Having eaten the first fragrant berries, many are in a hurry to close at least a few jars of strawberry jam for the winter. There are quite a few recipes for such a delicacy. In this article we will tell you how to make such a jam using gelatin.
Benefits of jam with gelatin
Strawberry jam with gelatin is not the classic recipe that we are used to preparing. By its consistency, this jam is more like jam. But it is this feature that gives it a number of advantages:
- Jam with gelatin is not so liquid, therefore it can be successfully used as a filling for various pastries. In addition, it can be spread on bread or pancakes and not be afraid that it bakes from their surface;
- Banks with such a delicacy can be stored for a long time and they do not tend to explode;
- Strawberry jam made with gelatin looks very unusual and beautiful.
Traditional recipe for strawberry jam with gelatin
In order to prepare a strawberry treat according to this recipe, you need to prepare:
- kilogram of fresh strawberries;
- kilogram of granulated sugar;
- half a lemon;
- a teaspoon of gelatin.
Before you start cooking it, you must carefully select all the strawberries. They should not have any traces of rot. When all the berries are sorted out, it is necessary to remove the leaves and stalks from them. Especially large strawberries, after removing all the leaves, should be cut into two halves.
In this case, you must either reduce the amount of sugar, or add more berries.
We spread all the selected berries in a clean deep dish. An enamel pan is best suited for this. Sugar is sprinkled on top of the berries. In this form, strawberries are left for 24 hours. During this time, under the influence of sugar, strawberries should give up all the juice.
When the specified time has elapsed, you can start cooking. The whole process can be divided into three stages:
- At the first stage, strawberries are boiled for 5 minutes over medium heat.. At the same time, they must be constantly stirred with a wooden spatula. She also needs to remove the foam that will form during the cooking process. Boiled berries should be left for 6 hours at room temperature. After that, they must be crushed in a blender or rubbed through a sieve. Then boil again for 10 minutes and cool for 6 hours.
- At the second stage, our almost ready strawberry delicacy, it is necessary to boil again for 10 minutes. But before that, lemon juice, squeezed from half a lemon and gelatin previously dissolved in water, should be added to it. The finished jam should be mixed well and left to cool.
- While the finished jam is cooling, it is necessary to prepare a container for it.. To do this, clean jars are taken and sterilized in any convenient way. If the jars are sterilized over steam, then they must then be thoroughly dried by placing the neck down. When the strawberry jam has already cooled down enough, it must be poured into prepared jars and tightly close the lids.
Such a frozen delicacy is very difficult to place in jars. Therefore, as soon as it cools down, it must be immediately closed.
Strawberry delicacy closed in jars should be stored in a cool place.
Strawberry jam with lemon
Strawberry jam, prepared according to this recipe, perfectly combines the sweet taste of strawberries with a slight lemon sourness. It is perfect not only for spreading on fresh bread, but also as a filling for pancakes.
To cook it you will need:
- 400 grams of fresh strawberries;
- 100 grams of granulated sugar;
- 2 lemon;
- 40 gram of gelatin.
As in the previous recipe, you need to carefully sort out all the berries, removing the spoiled ones. Then they should be washed well and dried. Only then can you begin to remove the leaves and stalks.
The further process of preparing strawberry treats according to this recipe can be divided into the following steps:
- First, all the berries must be combined with sugar and beat with a blender. If it is not there, then you can grind all the berries through a sieve, add sugar to them and beat thoroughly with a whisk. The result should be a mass that is homogeneous in consistency, resembling mashed potatoes;
- Rinse the lemons thoroughly and grate the zest of half of one lemon on a fine grater. After that, all the juice must be squeezed out of the lemons. The resulting lemon zest and juice should be added to the berry puree;
- Lastly, add gelatin. After adding it, the future jam must be beaten again with a blender or whisk;
- At this stage, the berry puree, mixed with all the ingredients, is poured into the pan. Bring it to a boil and cook over medium heat for 2-5 minutes. At the same time, it is very important not to forget to constantly stir the jam, otherwise the berry puree can burn;
- Ready and cooled strawberry delicacy should be poured into sterilized jars and tightly closed with a lid.
These recipes will allow not only to use the remnants of the harvest, but also to save a piece of summer heat for the winter.
