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Peach marmalade, prepared by mother's hands, is loved not only by little ones, but also by older children and even adult family members. This delicacy combines the natural color, taste and aroma of fresh fruits, as well as their beneficial properties. Therefore, you need to take care of the health of your kids and quickly learn how to prepare fruit marmalade.
How to make peach marmalade
Confectioners have long noticed that when boiled, some fruits are capable of forming a mass that hardens to a solid consistency. And they began to use this property in the preparation of various sweets, primarily marmalade. Not all fruits can harden to a jelly-like state. These are mainly apples, quinces, apricots, and peaches. This property is explained by the presence of pectin in them, a substance with astringent properties.
The listed fruits, as a rule, form the basis for making marmalade. All other ingredients, other fruits and juices, are added in small quantities. When using artificial pectin, the range of fruits from which marmalade can be made is significantly expanded. Here you can already give free rein to your imagination.But real marmalade is obtained only from a few of the above-mentioned fruits.
This product is valuable for its high content of pectin, which is not only an excellent thickener for fruit mass, but also effectively cleanses the body of toxins. To make the marmalade even more healthy, agar-agar seaweed is added to it. They also have unique nutritional and medicinal properties and have the most beneficial effects on the body.
A very simple way to make peach marmalade
Peel a kilogram of peaches, chop finely and pour in 0.15 liters of water. This is 3/4 cup. Keep on fire until boiled, cool and grind in a blender. Add a pinch of citric acid, sugar and put it on the gas again. Cook in several batches, bringing to a boil and cooling slightly. Stir with a wooden spatula.
When the volume has reduced by about 3 times, pour into 2 cm thick molds. Cover with parchment and leave to dry for a week or more. Cut the finished marmalade, sprinkle with powdered sugar, or corn starch.
Delicious peach marmalade with gelatin
Kids don't need to buy candy at the store. It is better to prepare them at home yourself, and you can take your own child as an assistant. This activity will not only bring joy to everyone, but the result will be very tasty and healthy marmalade. You need to take:
- peeled chopped peaches – 0.3 kg;
- sugar – 1 glass;
- gelatin – 1 tablespoon.
Grind the peaches in a blender and rub through a sieve. Pour sugar into them and let them stand. Then put on fire until the sugar is completely dissolved. This usually takes no more than 15 minutes. At the same time, pour warm water over the gelatin.Turn off the heat, mix the puree with the gelling solution, pour into the mold and leave to harden in the refrigerator.
How to make peach marmalade with wine for the winter
In some European countries, for example, in France and England, they prefer to make marmalade in the form of compacted, viscous jam. Typically, the delicacy is prepared from orange pulp, which is spread on a slice and bread and used as a good dessert or addition to breakfast. In our region, mainly peaches and apricots grow, so jam can be made from them.
To make peach marmalade for the winter, you will need the following ingredients:
- peaches – 1.2 kg;
- sugar – 0.8 kg;
- wine - 0.2 l.
Wash and dry well-ripened ripe fruits. Cut into halves, remove seeds and mash. Pour granulated sugar into the resulting fruit mass and pour in wine. Mix everything thoroughly and put on fire. Cook until thickened over high heat, stirring constantly. Let cool, then rub through a fine sieve. Transfer to a clean saucepan and cook again until the mixture begins to slide off a spoon easily. Distribute the marmalade into clean jars and pasteurize them.
Peach marmalade with agar-agar
The first thing to do is dilute the agar-agar. Pour 5 g of the substance into 10 ml of water, stir and leave for 30 minutes. The package may indicate a different time, so you need to carefully read the instructions for use. Then you need to boil the syrup. Pour a cup of peach juice into the pan, this is approximately 220 ml.It is quite sweet, so add a little sugar, 50-100 g.
Add a pinch of cinnamon, crystalline vanillin or a teaspoon of vanilla sugar, stir and bring to a boil. Pour in the agar-agar solution in a thin stream, stirring all the time. Wait until it boils again, set for 5 minutes, turn off and cool for 10 minutes. Pour into silicone molds and refrigerate until completely set.
Peach marmalade with pectin is prepared in the same way. The only difference is that pectin is mixed with sugar before being dissolved in water. If this is not done, it may not dissolve completely and form hard lumps in the finished marmalade.
Heat the juice to 40-45 degrees and you can add pectin. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low, add sugar syrup, cooked separately. Boil the marmalade for 10-12 minutes until you get a thickened mass similar to wallpaper glue.
Rules for storing peach marmalade
The marmalade should be stored in the refrigerator, additionally placing it in an airtight container. Marmalade jam can be prepared for the winter. For current use, it should also be stored in a cool place, in clean, sterilized jars with a tight lid.
Conclusion
Peach marmalade is a tasty and safe treat for children and adults. Prepared at home without synthetic additives used in the food industry, it will only bring benefits and joy to the whole family.
