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Strawberries are perhaps one of the earliest berries that appear in our summer cottages. Having eaten the first aromatic berries, many rush to close at least a few jars of strawberry jam for the winter. There are quite a few recipes for such a delicacy. In this article we will tell you how to make such jam using gelatin.
Benefits of jam with gelatin
Strawberry jam with gelatin is not the classic recipe that we are used to making. The consistency of this jam is more like jam. But it is precisely this feature that gives it a number of advantages:
- Jam with gelatin is not so liquid, so it can be successfully used as a filling for various baked goods. In addition, you can spread it on bread or pancakes and not be afraid that it will bake from their surface;
- Jars of such delicacy can be stored for a long time and are not likely to explode;
- Strawberry jam made with gelatin looks very unusual and beautiful.
Traditional recipe for strawberry jam with gelatin
In order to prepare strawberry delicacy according to this recipe you need to prepare:
- a kilogram of fresh strawberries;
- kilogram of granulated sugar;
- half a lemon;
- teaspoon of gelatin.
Before you start preparing it, you need to carefully select all the strawberries. There should be no signs of rot on them. When all the berries have been sorted, you need to remove the leaves and stalks from them. Particularly large strawberries should be cut into two halves after removing all the leaves.
In this case, you need to either reduce the amount of sugar or add more berries.
Place all selected berries in a clean deep bowl. An enamel pan is best suited for this. Sugar is sprinkled on top of the berries. The strawberries are left in this form for 24 hours. During this time, under the influence of sugar, the strawberries should give up all their juice.
When the specified time has elapsed, you can start cooking. The whole process can be divided into three stages:
- At the first stage, the strawberries are boiled for 5 minutes over medium heat.. At the same time, they must be constantly stirred with a wooden spatula. She also needs to remove the foam that will form during the cooking process. Cooked berries should be left for 6 hours at room temperature. After this, they must be crushed in a blender or rubbed through a sieve. Then cook again for 10 minutes and cool for 6 hours.
- At the second stage, our almost finished strawberry delicacy needs to be boiled again for 10 minutes. But before that, you should add lemon juice squeezed from half a lemon and gelatin previously dissolved in water. Mix the finished jam thoroughly and leave to cool.
- While the finished jam is cooling, you need to prepare a container for it. To do this, take clean jars and sterilize them in any convenient way. If the jars are sterilized over steam, then they must be thoroughly dried by placing them upside down. When the strawberry jam has cooled down sufficiently, pour it into prepared jars and close the lids tightly.
Such a frozen delicacy is very difficult to place in jars. Therefore, as soon as it cools down, it must be closed immediately.
Strawberry treats sealed in jars should be stored in a cool place.
Strawberry jam with lemon
Strawberry jam prepared according to this recipe perfectly combines the sweet taste of strawberries with a slight lemon sourness. It is perfect not only for spreading on fresh bread, but also as a filling for pancakes.
To cook it you will need:
- 400 grams of fresh strawberries;
- 100 grams of granulated sugar;
- 2 lemons;
- 40 grams of gelatin.
As in the previous recipe, you need to carefully sort through all the berries, removing any spoiled ones. Then they need to be washed well and dried. Only after this can you begin to remove the leaves and stalks.
The further process of preparing strawberry treats according to this recipe can be divided into the following stages:
- First, all the berries must be combined with sugar and blended with a blender. If you don’t have it, then you can grind all the berries through a sieve, add sugar to them and beat thoroughly with a whisk. The result should be a mass that is homogeneous in consistency, reminiscent of puree;
- Lemons should be thoroughly washed and the zest of half one lemon should be grated on a fine grater. After this, you need to squeeze out all the juice from the lemons. The resulting lemon zest and juice should be added to the berry puree;
- Lastly, you need to add gelatin. After adding it, the future jam must be beaten again using a blender or whisk;
- At this stage, the berry puree, mixed with all the ingredients, is poured into the pan. It must be brought to a boil and cooked over medium heat for 2 to 5 minutes. At the same time, it is very important not to forget to constantly stir the jam, otherwise the berry puree may burn;
- The finished and cooled strawberry delicacy should be poured into sterilized jars and tightly closed with a lid.
These recipes will allow you not only to put into use the remains of the harvest, but also to preserve a piece of summer warmth for the winter.
