Juicy and fragrant peaches are associated with summer and sun. In winter, such associations evoke only positive emotions. But how to preserve delicious fruits before the winter cold? Of course, boil
peach jam! The recipe can be any, there are many of them. The main thing is to preserve the magical taste, supply of vitamins and a special mood, with which neither snow nor frost is terrible. Just imagine: on the street - a blizzard, a blizzard, and the room is warm and cozy. How pleasant it is, having returned from work, to have a cup of hot, freshly brewed tea! In particular, if such a delicate delicacy is attached to it - peach jam. How to cook such a dessert and how to diversify its taste? The answers are in several proven recipes. So...
Cooking classic peach jam
The recipe for this delicacy is very simple: two and a half kilograms of juicy peaches, a kilogram of granulated sugar, two packs of Zhelfiksa. Wash the fruit thoroughly, remove the seeds and cut the fruit into slices. Pour sugar (enough 600 g), mixed with "Yellowfix", and send to the stove. First bring the peaches to a boil over medium heat and hold for a couple of minutes, then add the remaining sugar, mix and heat for another ten minutes. Then pour into pre-sterilized, clean and dry glass jars. Close the lid tightly and wrap it until it cools completely. You see how easy it is to cook peach jam! The recipe guarantees an excellent result even with not too confident cooks. Such a dessert can not only be served at the table during tea drinking, but also can be added to pastries and cakes, and pour ice cream in syrup. The main thing is to wait for winter. After all, the jam is so tasty that it easily disappears before the onset of cold weather.
Option with vanillaPerhaps this is one of the most original ways with which you can cook peach jam. The recipe is as follows: three kilograms of ripe peaches, three and a half cups of granulated sugar, vanilla pod, lemon. Wash and dry peaches, peel and pit, cut into slices or quarters - as you like. Cut the vanilla pod and remove the seeds from it. Put the chopped peaches, vanilla, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan, bring to a boil over low heat, reduce the flame to a minimum and simmer until the fruit has a caramel orange hue. Remove the vanilla, and lay the finished jam in clean glass jars. Close the lids and store in a cool, dark place. Vanilla aroma pleasantly diversifies the usual taste of peach jam.
Option with nuts
Another way to make peach jam. The recipe involves the use of the following products:
two and a half kilograms of fruit, a kilogram of sugar, a quarter teaspoon of citric acid, two hundred and fifty grams of unshelled walnuts. Wash and chop peaches, add sugar and leave for eight hours. Then put on fire, boil for ten minutes and leave again, this time for four hours. Boil peach jam to the desired density, add citric acid and chopped nuts, mix thoroughly and pour into clean, pre-sterilized jars. Store after complete cooling. The benefits of fruits and walnuts are exactly what the body needs in winter. Therefore, such a jam is simply indispensable for the cold season. Strengthen immunity with a cup of tea - what could be better?