How to cook peach jam?

Summer is the time of the hot sun, bright colors, unique aromas and, of course, juicy explosive tastes.At this time, our table is replete with all kinds of unparalleled fruit, but how to keep this unique feeling until next season? How not to part with your favorite fruit all year round? It is especially hard for lovers of peaches, because this fruit cannot be kept fresh, and the fruits sold during the off-season are tasteless and fabulously expensive. The rescue in this situation will come all known canning.

What could be more delicious than amber peach jam? Perhaps only jam, cooked with his own hands.

Jam, peach jam and jams - this is an incredibly useful type of blanks for the winter. Properly prepared jam, subjected to minimal heat treatment, will retain a large amount of vitamin A, which qualitatively affects the state of vision and nervous system. Vitamin C will help maintain a good immune system, and B vitamins will strengthen the body as a whole.

The high content of choline and minerals contributes to the normalization of metabolic processes in the body. With moderate consumption of peach jam, it will be possible to keep muscle and bone tissue in shape, since it contains a good dose of calcium, phosphorus, zinc and potassium.

A large number of amino acids of different types contributes to the strengthening of the cardiovascular system, and a large amount of iron will saturate the blood during anemia. But there are several significant contraindications to the regular use of the product from peaches:

• people with high acidity should not get involved in such a dessert - it can cause diarrhea, dysbiosis and exhaustion of the body;
• possible allergies;
• high caloric content of the product makes it harmful for people with excess weight;
• high sugar content is dangerous for diabetics.

Perhaps this is the easiest and fastest way to cook a peach jam, which is most often preferred by housewives. It will take: 3 kilograms of peaches, 2 kilograms of sugar. Peach fruits should be thoroughly rinsed, remove the stalks and bones, check for the presence of garden pests, if it is detected, remove the darkened flesh.

The resulting mass should be folded into a metal bowl with a wide bottom, add sugar and mix thoroughly. Leave the gruel for 10 minutes so that it is maximized with juices, then bring to a boil and continue cooking on low heat for another hour and a half. The finished thick jam spread out in carefully washed, dry jars, hermetically close the lids. Hot jars must be turned upside down and left in this position until they are completely cooled in order to self-sterilize the product.

Fragrant jam with spices will not only give a good mood in inclement weather, but also help restore vital energy in the long winter, charge yourself for new achievements, in addition, it can become the hallmark of the housewife. To make a spicy peach jam at home, you will need: 1.5 kilograms of peaches, 800 grams of sugar, vanilla pod, cinnamon stick and ½ lemon.

Peaches should be thoroughly washed, remove the tails and bones, pulp mince or grind with a blender. Prepared peach pulp should be put into a pan with a wide bottom, pour sugar, squeeze the juice from the lemon into the pulp, mix the mass thoroughly and leave for an hour in a warm place. Cinnamon need to pour boiling water and stand for 2-3 minutes. The vanilla pod needs to be opened with a sharp knife.

The present pulp should be brought to a boil and boil for 40-60 minutes over low heat, then put the prepared spices, mix and boil for another 20 minutes. Remove the cinnamon and vanilla pod, ready to jam in jars and cork.

For those who save the figure, it will be relevant information on how to make jam at home from peaches without sugar. For this preparation for the winter you will need: 1.5 kilograms of peaches, 2 tablespoons of honey, 2 lemons. To jam not fermented, peaches must be peeled. The easiest way to do this is by scalding: the fruit should be folded in a sieve or colander and poured abundantly with boiling water. Chilled fruits are easily peeled. The flesh can be cut into small cubes or pounded tolkushkoy. From the lemons it is necessary to squeeze the juice as carefully as possible, and pour it into the pulp of the peaches, mix it thoroughly - this will prevent the pulp from darkening and will serve as a preservative.

The resulting mass slowly, stirring constantly, bring to a boil and cook on low heat for 40-50 minutes, then add honey, mix thoroughly and slowly bring the mass to a boil again. Boil another 10 minutes. Put the jam in jars, cover and sterilize for 10-15 minutes, then cork.

To cook really perfect, homogeneous, transparent jam, need to know some very simple, but really important points about him.

• To obtain a transparent and homogeneous jam, you need to pick ripe fruits, wash them thoroughly and mince or grind them with a blender. It is not necessary to bring them to the state of mashed potatoes - the pulp itself will melt during the cooking process, but in order for the skin to boil softly, it must be milled quite finely.
• The specific weight of sugar (honey or other sweetener) should be at least 60% by weight of peaches. On the skin of peaches contain natural fruit yeast, with a lack of sugar in the jam, they start the process of fermentation. A large amount of sugar in this situation is not only a flavor, but also a preservative.
• To jam it is transparent and retain as much as possible of the natural aroma of peaches, it must be prepared as quickly as possible. The process will accelerate significantly if you choose a pot with a wide bottom.
• Cookware for the preparation of peach jam should not be oxidized under the influence of fruit acids. Therefore, it is worth stopping the choice on an enameled pan or a variant of aluminum.
• Peach jam quickly thickens, therefore, quickly settles and begins to burn. In the process of cooking it must be regularly and intensively mixed. For this, it is better to use a wooden spoon or a wooden culinary spatula. You can not wash or lick this tool, you can try jam it with a clean teaspoon.

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