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A real delicacy for many is Kiev dry blackcurrant jam. It can be prepared from different berries and fruits, but currants make it especially tasty. This preparation has long been served at the Romanov imperial court: the dry delicacy was one of the family’s favorites.
Features of preparing dry currant jam
Anyone can make dry currant jam; the process is not complicated, but it will take a little time. It will take approximately 2-3 days to prepare the dry treat, mainly for drying the berries.
Among other features of dry billets, it is worth highlighting:
- minimum jam cooking time;
- preservation of most useful substances;
- universal use of ready-made dishes;
- excellent appearance of the jam.
The prepared preparation looks like dry candied fruit; each black berry will be separate from the others, so larger fruits are selected for delicacy. Crumpled, crushed ones - do not take them: they will give excess moisture, which is not needed, and the appearance of black currants will not be attractive.
Ingredients for jam
You must first prepare the necessary ingredients for the jam.They use freshly picked large black currants, sugar, water - nothing else is needed.
The ingredients are taken in a certain proportion:
- 1 part black currant;
- 1 part granulated sugar;
- 0.5 parts water.
Additionally, a small amount of powdered sugar is used for pouring before storing; you only need a little of it.
Recipe for Kyiv dry blackcurrant jam
Making blackcurrant jam is not labor-intensive; you will have to wait more than put in effort. The result will be an excellent result: if everything is done according to the proposed recipe, dry jam will become one of your favorite jams.
The cooking procedure can be divided into specific steps:
- It is necessary to sort through the available berries, sort out crushed, crushed, small and greenish ones.
- Next, wash them thoroughly in several waters, removing the tails.
- Let the water drain thoroughly.
- After preparing the berry raw materials, add the required amount of sugar and pour water into the container for preparation.
- Boil the syrup for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Dip the prepared blackcurrants into the hot, still boiling syrup.
- Immediately turn off the heat and let the syrup cool completely.
- Afterwards, it is important to warm up the blackcurrants with syrup until the first foam forms and immediately turn off. Let cool completely.
- This should be done in 2-3 batches, each time boiling for no more than 3 minutes.
After the last boiling, you need to let the syrup cool again, and then strain it completely. Only black currants should remain in the colander; no more sugar liquid is needed to prepare dry jam.
When the syrup is drained, you need to start drying the workpiece: put the candied fruits on baking paper, place them in a draft, away from direct sunlight. This is how black currants are kept until dry.
Readiness is checked tactilely: well-dried jam components should not stick to your fingers. Next, you should sprinkle the finished dry product with a small amount of powdered sugar, it will become the main preservative.
Terms and conditions of storage
In the old days, such currant jam was stored in wooden alder boxes, sprinkling each layer with sugar. Now a different, more modern container is used for this. Nowadays, after preparing the preparation, the berries are poured into prepared glass jars, tied with parchment, a couple of holes are pierced for ventilation and sent to a dry, cool place, without access to sunlight.
In this case, it is necessary to periodically shake and check the product. At high humidity, dry blackcurrant jam is dried in the oven, the temperature should be at 100 OC, the procedure itself lasts no more than 10 minutes. Next, everything needs to be poured into clean jars, sealed with parchment and stored.
If all conditions are met, the jam can be stored for up to two years, but the tasty delicacy is unlikely to last that long: it is usually eaten quickly.
Conclusion
Kiev dry blackcurrant jam prepared in this way is in great demand: it is used as a decoration for cakes and pies, simply eaten as candied fruit, and given to children. If you are not lazy, then you can get an amazing delicacy that the Romanov royal family loved so much.
