What is homemade jam? This is a real storehouse of vitamins, a natural delicacy that will be appropriate on any holiday table. And how nice it is to pamper your family with a variety of pastries with juicy fruit filling from
preserves. But what kind of delicacy can you prepare yourself without any special financial and time costs? The answer is simple - apricot jam. A recipe with a photo of a finished product will help you in this matter.
First you need to stock up on suitable products in advance. Apricots should be selected carefully so that you do not come across rotten and sick fruits. Only from such products can you make truly tasty jam, which will be stored for a very long time without losing all the qualities. Ideally, the fruits should be medium in size, ripe, but not overturned. However, such fruits are almost impossible to find with us. Therefore, in principle, apricots of any grade and degree of maturity can be used.
Quite often, this type of treat is prepared with the addition of additional
products.
Apricot jam with almonds or walnuts is very popular in many families. However, today the simplest recipe will be described, which is recommended to be used as a base for preparing more complex varieties of dessert.
You will need the following set of products: 2 kilograms of apricots of any grade, half a teaspoon of citric acid, and sugar (one and a half kg is enough). As you can see, no exotic. Everything is quite simple, so a novice hostess can handle it.
So, we start cooking. We should get a simple, but at the same time, very tasty apricot jam. How to cook this homemade miracle? To get started, prepare the fruit. Rinse the apricots thoroughly, then halve them and remove the seeds from the pulp. As a rule, not all fruits can boast of a delicious core. Some bones can give the finished jam a tangible bitterness. Therefore, just in case, it is better to get rid of them. Then you will succeed
delicious and tender apricot jam. How to cook fruit next? Follow the recipe.
Take a deep bowl in which the dish will cook. Put the fruit halves in it so that they look up with empty pitted cores. Pour an even layer of sugar. Then apricots follow again. And so on, until you run out of both products. Cover the dishes with a towel and leave for about 10-12 hours at room temperature. Do not stand it for longer so that you do not get sour apricot jam. How to cook this delicacy further?
Place a bowl of fruit and sugar on the stove. Juice should appear. Mix everything carefully and add citric acid. Bring the mass to a boil. After this, it is necessary to cook it for about 40 minutes over low heat with constant stirring. There is very little left. You have almost ready the delicious apricot jam. How to cook it, we have already learned. It remains only to choose the right utensils for storage. The mass must still be decomposed hot in previously sterilized banks. Do this as tightly as possible so that air does not get into the container. Roll up all the tin cans, let it brew. Jam can be cleaned in a cool dark place.