One way to store berries in winter is to preserve it. If you are an adept of this method of working with products, then we present to your attention some incredibly tasty blueberry blanks that will fit both for self-consumption and as additives for baking and desserts.
Blanks of blueberries for the winter without cooking
It is difficult to imagine, but to preserve the whole benefit of fresh berries you can even if they are preserved, in the event that you are preparing blueberry jam without cooking. Yes, yes, maybe even this and we'll talk about this in the recipe next.
Ingredients:
- blueberries - 2 kg;
- sugar - 4 kg.
Preparation
For the preparation of such jam from blueberries, it is necessary to take only whole and fresh berries, without defects and rottenness. Fresh blueberries are washed and dried. We fall asleep berries with sugar taking the last in proportions 2: 1 to a berry. True, the amount of sugar can vary depending on the sweetness of fresh berries and your taste preferences.
After the berries are mixed with sugar, we can only rub them to homogeneity. This procedure can be done manually, armed with a wooden pestle or tolkushkoy for potatoes, or you can use a blender or a meat grinder. As soon as the jam becomes homogeneous, we pour it over sterile cans and roll it with sterile lids.
This homemade blueberry billet preserves all the beneficial properties of the berry. Eat a tablespoon of this jam a day to saturate the body with vitamin C and improve eyesight.
Harvesting blueberries with sugar
From blueberries, you can prepare a more classic jam with whole berries, which is customary to add to pies.
Ingredients:
- blueberries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- juice of 1 lemon;
- water - 500 ml.
Preparation
Mix sugar and water in an enamel saucepan and put the syrup to cook on the fire until the sugar crystals dissolve. Add the lemon juice to the sugar syrup to taste and fall asleep beforehand washed and dried berries. Cook blueberries for 5-7 minutes, then remove the jam from the fire, cover the pan with a lid and leave to infuse for 12 hours. After insisting, the jam is returned to the fire and cook for another 10-12 minutes. Ready hot jam is poured into sterile jars and rolled up with lids. If you intend to store jam without sterilization, then keep in mind that the period of such harvesting does not exceed a month.
Harvesting blueberries in their own juice
Ingredients:
- blueberries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg.
Preparation
The washed and dried blueberries are put in a jar and covered with a glass of sugar. We put the jars with the berries in a pot of water and place the saucepan over medium heat. Thanks to the warmth and the presence of sugar, which is known for its ability to draw moisture out of the fruit, the berries will quickly release the juice that will fill the jars. After this happened, we take out the jars from the water bath and quickly roll them with sterile lids.
Harvesting blueberries for the winter: freezing
We have already considered the recipes for bilberry harvesting for the winter, which implies the conservation of the berry, but for those who have created one more against any excess heat treatment, the well-known method of preserving the quality of the product is frost.
The freezing of berries is elementary simple. Ripe and whole blueberries are washed and dried. We spread the berries on a baking tray or tray so that they do not come into contact. We put a tray with berries in the freezer for 2-3 hours. At the end of time, pour the blueberries into the bag with the lock, and close it, trying to squeeze out the maximum amount of air. Before you put the package in the freezer, stick a sticker on it with the date of freezing. Frozen berries can be consumed within one year.