Cowberry - an unusual berry. It can not be said that it is distributed in our menu on a par with raspberries, cherries, or strawberries, for example, but it definitely deserves its place in the culinary book. From cowberry you can do whatever your heart desires: compotes, jams, jams, fillings for pies or even jellies. The last recipe we will pay attention in this article.
Jelly from cowberries
Natural jelly from cowberries is very useful in the composition of children's, or dietary nutrition. Replace sugar with a small amount of honey, or fructose and do not boil too long - a couple of minutes will be quite enough.
Ingredients:
- cowberry - 4 items;
- water - 1 item;
- gelatin - 1 packet (25 g);
- sugar - 1,5 - 2 tbsp.
Preparation
Berries cranberries sorted and mine, a little scalded. We spread the berries in a saucepan and knead it with a crush, or submerged blender. We put the cranberry mashed potatoes into a colander, covered with 2-3 layers of gauze, carefully squeeze the berries and express the juice in a saucepan. Finished juice is slightly heated on the plate and we dissolve sugar in it, bring the liquid to a boil, cover the gelatin and also cook until completely dissolved.
Jelly banks are washed and dried, filled and stored in a cool place.
Jam-jelly from cowberries for the winter
For the winter you can prepare not only jelly from cowberry juice, but also a couple of jam jars with bright berries. The recipe, which we want to share with you, contains a large amount of vitamins, since the jam does not brew too long.
Ingredients:
- cranberries - 2 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 500 ml.
Preparation
Berries of cranberries are mine and sorted, pawned in boiling water and cook for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the fire and immerse it in cold water, gradually add sugar and leave the jam to cool. At this time, the pectins released from the berries will be gelled
The cooled jam from cowberry can be laid out on sterile cans and rolled up for the winter, or you can simply lay it in a clean dry container, sprinkle with sugar and cover with a cloth lid.
This jam is ready for use immediately, from the fact that it can be served to the table in its pure form, and can be used in baking, for example, put on a shortcake or sandwich dough and bake.
In addition to pure cowberry jam, you can cook a delicacy with the addition of other berries and fruits, such as apples, raspberries, viburnum, or currants.