There are harmful sweets (these are all kinds of sweets, milk chocolate, cakes, etc.) and healthy. The latter include desserts and preparations from various fruits and berries. For example, confiture. From French, this word is translated as “jam” or “jam”, but, unlike the usual treats we have, it has a denser, jelly-like texture. A particularly valuable characteristic of this berry / fruit dish is that the fruits in it retain their shape better and lose less nutrients than with traditional jam cooking. One of the most delicious can be called strawberry jam. We will describe the recipe for its preparation. If desired, you can use not only strawberries, but also other berries. For example, combine it with wild strawberries, cherries, currants or raspberries. But let's start with the classic version.
How to make strawberry confiture? Its recipe differs from ordinary jam in that in this case gelling agents, more precisely gelatin, are added. Thus, we need the following components:
- a kilogram of selected strawberries;
- a pound of sugar;
- dry gelatin (3 tablespoons);
- liquor (4 tablespoons) - in order to give a light shade to the sweet taste.
We cook like this: we select solid whole berries, wash them and clean them from the stalks. Next, cut large strawberries in halves, leave the whole whole. We put the berries in a pan and fill it with dry ingredients - gelatin and sugar. We put it in the refrigerator for a day (or at night), mix from time to time.
How to cook strawberry confiture? This must be done quickly. We put the dishes with berries on the fire and cook, bringing to a boil, no more than 4 minutes. Then add a little liquor and mix well. Still hot pour the jam into the banks and roll up. It is stored in the refrigerator. Such a berry treat is very tasty with a croissant and a cup of coffee. You can’t think of a better breakfast.
And how to make strawberry jam with other berries? The process is practically no different from the previous recipe. Take the following set:
- 100 grams of raspberries, cherries or cherries and red currants;
- 200 grams of strawberries;
- gelling sugar - 500 grams.
All my berries, we separate the strawberries from the tails and cut them in half, clear the currants from twigs, and remove the seeds from the cherry. We put the berries in one large bowl and cover with sugar. Leave for 3-4 hours to make juice stand out from them. We put the bowl on a slow fire and cook until boiling, and then another 5 minutes, constantly stirring. We lay out on sterilized jars, close the lids and cool. So the strawberry jam is ready. Its recipe will not be difficult to bring to life even novice cooks.
Most likely, children will enjoy this berry treat more than jam because of its interesting jelly-like consistency. It is very tasty to spread strawberry and strawberry-berry jam on a bun with butter or on a traditional morning toast. But it can also be used for other purposes, for example, add to the filling for sweet cakes and pies, muffins, layered cake for them in combination with butter cream, prepare desserts based on it, and more. At least three advantages over traditional strawberry jam has strawberry jam . The recipe is simpler, faster, the product is healthier (since cooking time is shorter, more vitamins are stored). Therefore, perhaps it is worth revising your preferences in the harvesting of berries for the winter?