The peculiarity of apple trees of the ranetka variety is that they, as a rule, bring a rich harvest. The fruits are not only beautiful in appearance, but also juicy and fragrant. And the jam from the ranetki for the winter is unusually tasty and just melts in your mouth. There are several options for its preparation. Including making such a yummy meal you can use the home assistant of the slow cooker. This is all that our article will tell.
The recipe for jam from the ranetki: the main option
To cook the jam we need:
- kilo of ranetki;
- a pound of sugar;
- some water.
First of all, when preparing jam from the ranetki for the winter, we are engaged in processing the fruits themselves. First, carefully examine the apples, remove the worms and thoroughly wash them. After that, we will throw it in a colander so that the water escapes. Pour clean ranetki into the pan, add water at the rate of 2/3 cup per kilo of fruit. We put on a small fire, cook for 40-50 minutes. At the end of cooking, the ranets should become soft, you can verify this by piercing them with a toothpick.
When the apples are steamed well, that is, they become soft, take a metal sieve (preferably with large cells) and wipe our wounds with a wooden crush. This process will help get rid of the tails, peels and seeds, and the jam will be very tender.
Add sugar to the resulting applesauce . We mix everything in a saucepan and put on low heat, stirring the mass regularly. It is jammed to the desired consistency. That is, you can make it liquid or thick - one that will hold its shape. Follow your preferences in this case.
In order not to waste time while jam is boiled, we sterilize the jars. When it gets the desired consistency, put it in jars. Roll up or close with screw caps, turn upside down, cool in a dark place. Banks have cooled down - it's ready to jam. Help yourself!
Another variation of the recipe
How to make jam from the ranetki? This recipe suggests that for the preparation of jam, puree from ranetki (kilo) and granulated sugar (0.8-1 kg) will be used.
The cooking procedure goes like this. We take our tiny little ones, thoroughly mine, and wait until the water drains. We clear from the core. We spread the apples on a baking sheet and steam in the oven at 150 ° C. We already take soft ranetki, prepare mashed potatoes by rubbing them through a sieve or grinding in a blender. Weigh the finished mashed potatoes. We fill it with sugar (with the calculation of kilo mashed potatoes = 0.8-1 kg of sugar), mix, bring to a boil. Cook the puree to such a density that when it is dripped on a plate, it does not spread. That jam from the ranetki for the winter and you're done.
Jam with orange peels and nuts
How to make jam from the ranetki? We take:
- kilo of ranetki;
- 250 g of sugar;
- 25 g of orange peel;
- 25 g of walnuts.
Wash apples thoroughly. We bake them in the oven and wipe through a sieve. We heat the mashed potatoes, add sugar, cook, stirring occasionally, until the desired density. About 10 minutes before the end of cooking, add nuts (previously fried and chopped) and orange peel. This jam is stored in a cool place.
Jam from ranetki in a multicooker
This jam can, of course, be prepared with the help of multvarka. This is done very simply. We clean and chop apples, grind using a food processor or meat grinder. Add sugar to the resulting puree and leave for an hour and a half - until it is completely dissolved. Then mix well and put in a slow cooker. Set the mode "Frying". When the apple mass begins to boil, select the "low pressure" mode. After 15-17 minutes let off steam, put the jam in jars.
Jam with whole fruits
Now you know more than one recipe for jam from the ranetki. But I also want to share the cooking option, not jam, but jam, which will contain whole apples. To do this, you need to prepare 7 kg of runet, remove the stalk from them, while leaving the third part. We prick each apple with a toothpick. We take a suitable container, put the ranetki in it, pour them with boiling water. Hold for five minutes. Drain the liquid. In parallel, we prepare syrup from 200-250 ml of water and 0.8 kg of sugar. Bring it to a boil, lower the fruit, cook for 10 minutes. It is very important that the jam does not boil too much.
Now we get the apples very carefully, lay them out in jars. Do not forget: no matter what you close, the glass container should always be sterilized. Let’s boil the remaining syrup. And fill them with jars of apples. This
jam from the ranetki can not be rolled up, but simply closed with plastic covers. Only in this case should it be stored in a cool place. The jam is a beautiful amber color with whole fruits.
Jam Tricks
If, when cooking jam from the ranetki for the winter, someone does not like to mess with the sieve, then you can not wipe them. You just need to clean the fruits from the tails, stalks and seeds before steaming. And after steaming, scroll them in a meat grinder. The big advantage of this method is simplicity. But unfortunately, there is a drawback. The taste of the jam turns out not so tender, but all, because the peel does not leave. So it’s up to you to decide which one you’ll choose: saving your time spent or losing your delicate taste.
Having collected a generous crop of ranetki, you can prepare for the winter various types of jam, preserves and even close the compote. This preservation will please your family all winter and remind you of such a long-awaited summer.