Even if your own fruit harvest has not pleased you with an abundance this year, apple jam can still be cooked using all that fruit assortment that is presented on the market at this time of the year. In addition, the "sweet" spices (cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg) will help to diversify the taste of the billet, with which apples and a lemon perfectly combine to give a special taste to the delicacy.
"Amber" apple jam slices with lemon
Gradual and short digestion of apple slices allows to achieve transparency of apple slices. Such a preparation will look extremely picturesque on a morning toast with butter.
Ingredients:
- apples - 1,3 kg;
- sugar - 1,3 kg;
- a peel of one lemon.
Preparation
Having cleared the fruit from the core, they are divided into slices and placed in an enamel pot, pouring sugar on each of the apple layers. Fruits leave to let the juice for a couple of hours, and then place on high heat and boil for 5 minutes after boiling the syrup. Already in the first stage of cooking, a lemon zest is added to the jam. In the future, the amount of citrus peel can vary, depending on the desired severity of the aroma.
After cooking, the apples are left to cool completely and boiled again for 5 minutes. In general, the procedure is repeated three times, and after the third, final cooling, the apple slices boil for 10-15 minutes, until the syrup thickens.
Apple jam slices with lemon can be rolled in sterile jars or eat immediately, depending on the amount of billet.
Apple jam with lemon for the winter - recipe
The main difference of this recipe from all the usual is the use of honey as a sweetener. Such jam will become not only an interesting delicacy, but also a sweet helper in the fight against seasonal colds.
Ingredients:
- apples - 1.4 kg;
- sugar - 670 g;
- honey - 175 ml;
- juice of one lemon.
Preparation
Cut apples in an enamel bowl, and pour a mixture of lemon juice with 100 ml of water. Add the sugar and leave the apples to let the juice for about an hour. Place the pot with apples over medium heat, pour in honey and let the boil come to a light boil. The delicacy is gradually digested, about half an hour, removing the noise from the surface. Further still boiling jam distribute on sterile banks and at once roll up.
How to cook apple jam with ginger and lemon?
Ingredients:
- apples - 1,1 kg;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- root of ginger (grated) - 1 teaspoon;
- sugar - 1,1 kg;
- water 240 ml.
Preparation
Cook a simple syrup of sugar with a little water. Slices of apples sprinkle with juice of one lemon and fill with the formed syrup. Put the strips of lemon zest to the apples and leave the fruit to juice for 2-3 hours. Next, place the container with apple slices over medium heat and boil all 40-45 minutes until the syrup thickens.
Apple jam with cinnamon and lemon
Ingredients:
- apples - 2.3 kg;
- 2 cinnamon stick;
- lemon juice - 340 ml;
- honey - 440 ml;
- pectin - 5 g;
- sugar - 540 g.
Preparation
Peeled apples chop arbitrarily, but rather slim, put in enameled dishes, add cinnamon, sugar, lemon juice and pour honey. Arrange the container with apple slices on high heat, wait for the boiling, reduce heat and cook apples for 5 minutes. After that, add the pectin and leave the jam to thicken. A ready delicacy try after cooling down or roll up in sterile jars immediately after the end of digestion.