For the final day of Blogging Marathon Week 2, I wanted to make something sweet. Jams are great to slather on bread slices. When thinking of what jam to make, I saw the sweet and cute apples sitting in my fruit basket. So I decided upon apple jam. Jam making is very easy and it involves very less number of ingredients. For this jam, it is apple, sugar and citric acid. Citric acid helps in avoiding crystallization of sugar during the process of jam making. The colour was little dull and so I added a few drops of lemon yellow colour to make it more appealing. To test the consistency of jam, take a teaspoon of jam on a cold plate and tilt the plate. If the jam doesn’t run, then jam has reached the correct consistency. Always sterilize the bottle before transferring the hot jam into it. The perfect jam doesn’t have air bubbles locked in. From the picture you can see that this jam is not perfect because it has a lots of air bubbles. But it tasted great.
Ingredients:
Apple-1/2kg
Sugar-2cups
Citric Acid-1/2tsp
Lemon Yellow Food Colour-a few drops
Procedure:
1. Peel, core and slice the apples into small pieces.
2. Add 1/2cup of water and bring it to boil.
3. Cover and cook on low flame until the pieces are soft.
4. Grind it to a smooth puree.
5. Add the sugar, apple puree, citric acid and food colour in a heavy bottomed pan.
6. Heat it and when it comes to boil, keep on stirring until it starts thickening.
7. Keep a plate in the fridge. When the jam starts becoming shiny, take a teaspoon of the jam on to the cold plate and tilt. If it is still runny, then you need to keep the heat on until it reaches the correct consistency. The jam should not move on the plate and retain shape.
8. Boil water in a vessel. Place the bottle in the water and allow it to sit for 5 minutes.
9. Carefully remove the bottle and place it inverted on a plate until all the water is gone and the bottle becomes dry. Prepare this before the jam reaches the correct consistency because the hot jam should directly go into the bottle.
10. Pour the jam into the bottle and tap the bottle gently to release the bubbles.
11. Allow it to cool completely before closing the lid.
Peel and core the apples.
Slice them into small pieces.
Add water and bring it to boil.
Cook until soft.
Grind it to a smooth puree.
Add sugar, citric acid and food colour.
Cook until jam reaches the correct consistency.
Pour it into a sterilized bottle.
Beautiful jam!!!
Take a dollop of jam on the bread slice.
Apply and relish!!
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even though I am not very fond of jams..i am loving this one..looks really v nice, lovely color, lovely texture..feel like picking that spoon ..and eating it directly:))
I hated Apple Jam in India.. but somehow this site is changing my views Gayathri..
You know, I very much like the way you use fresh bread as a prop in your pics.. I have seen your recent pics and they look so good .. I will try that thing very soon.. Provided I have some bread left 😛
Perfect Jam!! Few drops of the food color adds so much color and beauty!!!
Sowmya
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That looks delicious, Gayathri! I have been jamming it too with figs – more posts to follow 🙂
Delicious home made jam
Perfect Jam..looks delicious!!
Love that super tempting jam, beautifully done Gayathri.
even though I am not very fond of jams..i am loving this one..looks really v nice, lovely color, lovely texture..feel like picking that spoon ..and eating it directly:))
tht’s looks so tempting …yum
OMG it looks so wonderful Gayathri..lovely colour!
Home made apple jam.. that looks so delicious..Bookmarked
Reva
OMG what a lovely jam.
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Bsautiful jam and beautiful clicks. Seems simple enough to try too
This jam looks perfect!!
I will try. Thank you
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Wow what a yummy jam… Just love it….
I hated Apple Jam in India.. but somehow this site is changing my views Gayathri..
You know, I very much like the way you use fresh bread as a prop in your pics.. I have seen your recent pics and they look so good .. I will try that thing very soon.. Provided I have some bread left 😛
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This jam looks fab Gayathri!
Homemade and hygiene jam… good for health without preservative
love homemade jam!