Strawberry blanks for the winter can please you for long cold months, if you take care to make them in a timely manner. In addition to banal, albeit very tasty jam, from this fragrant berry you can make pastille, jelly, as well as freeze it with sugar or just like that.
Strawberry blanks for the winter - pastille
The unusual shape of this bright sweetness resembles chewing sweets of industrial production. And it tastes like both marmalade and lollipops, although it is much more aromatic. Also (compared to jam) in pastille, a greater amount of nutrients is stored. So, let's make these original strawberry blanks for the winter.
Three kilograms of large intact berries need to be washed, sorted, beat with a blender. Add a teaspoon of salt and three to five tablespoons of honey. Stir, pour with a ladle on pallets lined with parchment, and evenly distribute. Dry at thirty-nine degrees Celsius for about twenty-four hours.
From time to time you need to turn the product. The finished marshmallow is strong, dry and very slightly sticky. Separate it from the sheets, roll it into long tubes and press down with your palm so that they become flat. Can be cut into small sweets and put in a dry clean jar. It is advisable to store the finished pastille wrapped in paper in a room where
food moth and other pests are not found. You can not cut it into portioned pieces, but, having rolled it up, put it in a paper box or wooden box, which must first be covered with wrapping paper. If you keep the pastille in a container or in a bag, then they must be tightly closed. It can absorb foreign odors, which must be considered during storage. Also, pastille must be protected from the sun.
Winter strawberry billets - jelly
First of all, you need gelatin or agar-agar. Strawberry jelly for the winter should have a very dense consistency. You can make it from fresh, as well as from frozen berries. They will need one kilogram, gelatin - twenty grams, and sugar - a full glass (250 milligrams).
Sort strawberries, rinse and very carefully clean the stalks. Mash in a blender and whisk it. Pour the resulting mass into the pan, add sugar and add the gelling substance. Bring to a boil over medium heat, not forgetting to stir, otherwise the jelly will not become homogeneous. Remove the foam periodically. After boiling, turn off the heat, but continue to interfere. Pour hot jelly into sterilized jars, and then boil them in a water bath. It's almost as easy as freezing strawberries for the winter. If you decide to make blanks using the freezer, you need to remember that without adding a small amount of sugar, the berries will lose their shape after thawing. To avoid this, strawberries are sprinkled with granulated sugar or icing. And when she gives a small amount of juice, they are frozen in a special container.