The most delicious and interesting recipes for orange jam
What could be tastier than orange jam generously spread over a freshly baked pancake? Only two or three of these pancakes. The best breakfast cannot be imagined - it will charge you with vivacity and good mood for the whole day. If there is no such blank among your stocks, we will try to make it now in the most convenient way for you.
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Method one - in a multicooker
The number of products is calculated for one liter jar of jam:
- oranges - 5 large ones with thin skin;
- lemon - half medium in size;
- sugar - by weight of peeled fruit in a ratio of one to one.
To obtain a homogeneous mass, the peeled fruits are pre-pureed with a blender, meat grinder or food processor.
This orange jam recipe will take very little time:
- First, carefully wash the fruit, remove a thin layer of zest from half lemon and orange and chop it with a knife.
- Peel the remaining fruit and cut to your liking.
- Weigh the fruit mass together with the zest and fill it with the same amount of sugar. If the oranges are very sweet, the amount of sugar should be reduced slightly.
- We leave the mixture for a few hours or overnight, so that the juice released will dissolve all the sugar.
- Then we put everything in the multicooker bowl and turn on the "Baking" or "Jam" mode.
- We are waiting for the contents to boil and set the timer for half an hour. During this time, we have time to sterilize the banks.
Ready jam is poured into jars hot, since after cooling it thickens.
Method two - in a bread maker
It is even easier to cook orange jam in a bread maker, since the magic machine will even stir itself. The main thing is that the program "Jam" is present in it. We need the following ingredients:
- 3 large oranges;
- 1.25 cups of sugar;
- 50 ml of water;
- 1/3 teaspoon citric acid
- 5 tbsp starch.
We will provide a recipe for making orange jam with step-by-step photos for those who have not yet mastered the bread maker.
Choose three large oranges and wash them carefully.
Peel them and cut them into pieces.
We transfer the sliced fruits to the bucket.
Add sugar.
We pour water.
Add citric acid.
Finally, add the starch and shake the bucket several times so that the contents mix. It remains to put the container in the bread maker and turn on the desired mode.
As a rule, in bread makers, the jam cooking mode is designed for one hour and twenty minutes. The orange jam will be ready in an hour, so the program can be stopped early to preserve the vitamins.
After turning off the bread maker, the hot mass is poured into sterilized jars and rolled up.
Method three - in a saucepan, but from the peel
If in the previous recipes we threw away the citrus peel, now we just need it. Fans of orange peel jam claim that the boiled peel pieces in it taste like gummies. This blank is perfect for filling in pies, cheesecakes and biscuits and fruit interlayers for cakes. To prepare the dessert, you need the following ingredients:
- orange peels - 0.5 kg;
- sugar - 0.75 kg;
- water - 0.25 ml;
- half a lemon.
Sort the crusts and soak in cold water for a day, changing the water twice. Then drain the water and weigh the crusts. Sugar must be taken in a ratio of 1 to 1.5. Cut the crusts into strips 1 cm wide, and the strips into small cubes. The strips can be twisted rather than cut. The remaining bones are tied into a gauze flap.
The seeds contain pectin, which helps thicken the jam, so they can be used instead of starch.
Chopped crusts together with a gauze knot are poured with water and boiled for half an hour. After boiling, the fire is reduced to a minimum. During the cooking process, stir the mixture with a wooden spoon. After half an hour, they take out the bag with bones, add sugar and continue to boil the jam for another hour and a half over low heat. Before turning off the stove, squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a saucepan and stir. Put the ready-made orange peel jam into clean jars and roll up.
Method four - with the peel
Citrus peels contain essential oils that give the fruit aroma and have many beneficial properties. Let's try to make orange jam along with the peel. Such a product will bring more benefits and retain the spicy notes. For cooking, you should take:
- 350 g of oranges;
- 350 g sugar;
- 100 ml of water;
- citric acid on the tip of a spoon.
Wash the fruit, cut into pieces and remove the seeds. Pass the oranges through a meat grinder. Place all ingredients except citric acid in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook for about half an hour. Add citric acid before finishing, stir again and turn off. Put the finished orange jam in jars and twist.
The last method is with additives
You can and should diversify the orange flavor by adding various spices, nuts or other fruits to the jam. Consider the most original supplements:
- A cinnamon stick, a few stars of star anise, cloves, a little allspice and black pepper will turn orange jam into a kind of thick mulled wine. This mixture warms well and is very aromatic.
- The addition of grated almonds at the end of the boil will add a tart nutty flavor to the jam.
- Add half a teaspoon of cardamom and white pepper to jam to turn it into a savory snack with cheese, black bread and butter, or salted crackers. The amount of sugar should be halved.
Oranges are amazing fruits. They go well with a wide variety of foods, giving them a vibrant festive flavor. With a minimum of simple ingredients, you can make orange jam at home for any gourmet.