Cooking dogwood jam
Dogwood jam is not only tasty, but also a healthy product that will appeal to all family members. You can cook it on the stove or in the slow cooker. There is an option without heat treatment.This article will discuss how to make this dessert for the winter in different ways.
How to use?
Cornel jam will be an excellent sauce for pancakes, pancakes and pancakes. Delicious breakfast will serve bread with butter and jam - drink all the tea and you can run on business. Many housewives use berry jam as a filling for baking, which turns out very tasty and attractive in appearance. Rich red color looks great with cake. When the sweet has cooled, it will not drain out, but will remain a dense consistency, similar to jelly. Some eat dogwood jam with a spoon while drinking tea or coffee. It all depends on taste preferences.
Benefit and harm
Cornel is known not only for its pleasant taste and appetizing aroma - it is also very useful, as it contains a lot of minerals. Berry is rich in vitamins A, C, D, as well as other beneficial substances. The bones also benefit, but the jam is cooked without them.
Jam will help cleanse the body of toxins and improve metabolism. The use of cornel is indicated for diabetics, but only fresh. Pleasant taste is also for pregnant women, who are constantly drawn to everything salty and sour. Doctors recommend adding a couple of teaspoons to tea and giving it to a child with high fever to drink - she will gradually begin to fall.
Unfortunately, even such a useful berry has contraindications. In no case can you eat cornel jam for people with stomach problems: high acidity can cause pain and burning. Another category for which cornel is banned is allergy sufferers. Eating dessert can cause redness of the skin and itching.
Recipes
There is a mass of interesting recipes by which you can make dogwood jam.
Plain
Components:
- 1 kg of dogwood;
- 1 tbsp. water;
- 1.5 Art. sugar sand.
First you need to select ripe fruits and wash them in cool water. Pour a glass of water into the pot, put on low heat and pour the prepared berries. Cover with a lid and cook for about nine minutes, until the berries release juice. Next, softened cornel must be rubbed through a sieve, separating the flesh from the seed. It should turn red mashed potatoes, where the sweetener is gradually poured. Everything is mixed well with a wooden spoon until the last ingredient is completely dissolved.
Then the mass is transferred to the pan and again put on a low fire. Boil down for about half an hour, stirring regularly. Ready-made dogwood jam is poured into sterilized containers and rolled up with a lid. You can store closed cans in the pantry or on the balcony. Open - only in the refrigerator.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon gives any dish a savory flavor. Sour jam combined with cinnamon will appeal to lovers of sweet and sour products.
Components:
- 1 kg of dogwood;
- 1 kg of granulated sugar;
- 1 pack of vanilla sugar;
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
Put the clean berries in a saucepan, add water so that the fruit is completely covered, and put on low heat for fifteen minutes. Once the skin on the dogwood starts to burst, you can drain the liquid. It is important to do this in time so that the fruits do not fall apart. Carefully grind everything, separating the flesh from the bones. Next, you need to enter the sweetener, mix everything thoroughly and return to the plate. Boil the mixture for forty minutes, then remove from heat and put on the window to cool for twelve hours. Return the stove to a slow fire and heat the jam for about half an hour. Add vanilla sugar with cinnamon and mix all the ingredients. Raise the fire level to medium and let the jam boil for a little more than five minutes, then pour it over the sterilized jars.
No cooking
Cornel jam can be made without cooking. This method is much faster than all the others, but the taste of jam does not suffer at the same time, and the nutrients are saved much better. The cornel jam without cooking is made from overripe berries, saturated with juice.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of dogwood;
- 1.5 kg of granulated sugar.
Rinse the fruit in cold water and put it to dry on a kitchen towel. Then you need to remove the bones from the berries. This is the only disadvantage of this recipe, since this procedure will take quite a long time, which is not suitable for all hostesses. There are several ways to do this.
- Remove the seeds by hand.
- Rub the dogwood through a sieve.
- Wash the fruit with boiling water, blot with a napkin and crush with a tolcushka. The resulting mass is rubbed through a metal sieve. Berry puree is used further for jam, and the cake and bones can be poured with boiled water, added sugar and other berries to taste. Get a nutritious drink for the whole family.
After removing unnecessary ingredients, mash the sugar and whisk in a smooth blender until smooth. Pour the mixture into cans and seal.
Confiture
Confiture is a jelly-like jam with small pieces of berries inside. Cook it in two steps: the syrup is prepared first, and then the fruit.
Components:
- 1 tbsp. water;
- 1 kg of granulated sugar;
- 2 kg of dogwood.
Place the water and sugar in a saucepan and place on the stove. Stir with a wooden spoon until the sugar is completely dissolved. Wash the dogwood, dry and send to the ready syrup. Heat level to the minimum and cook the contents for four minutes. Next, the pan must be removed from the stove and let the jam cool, then reheat the mass and then distribute it over the banks. If you prefer seedless jam, the berries can be cut into pieces and wait until they are evenly distributed in the syrup.
In this case, the last stage can be skipped and immediately transfer the jam into the tank without cooling and reheating. You can not cook confiture on high heat, as the berries can fall apart.
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