Seedless Plum Jam For The Winter: Simple Recipes For Plum Jam For A Multicooker, Bread Machine And Stove With Different Additives + Photos And Videos

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

Delicious, thick and aromatic plum treat in the form of jam

How nice it is on long winter evenings, when a snowstorm is rushing outside the windows, to sit back and drink tea with aromatic jam. Someone likes mashed raw fruits and berries, someone likes a thicker consistency of homemade delicacies. But almost everyone loves the aromatic pitted plum jam, which can be spread on toast or simply eaten with a teaspoon and washed down with hot tart tea. Today we'll talk about the tricks of cooking with step-by-step recipes for plum treats for the winter.

Content

• 1 Jam or jam?
• 2 Preparation of plum fruits
• 3 Recipe number 1 - plum jam with Zhelfix
• 4 How to make yellow fruit jam
• 5 Traditional homemade recipe
• 6 Bread Maker Jam
• 7 How to cook yummy in a slow cooker
• 8 Plum jam, no added sugar
• 9 Various additives to improve the taste of plum jam
• 10 Video: the nuances of making delicious seedless jam at home

Jam or jam?

At first glance, it may seem that jam is no different from jam, but it is not. The technology of preparation of both types of dessert is different, which leads to the appearance of its own, unique flavor notes in each of the above-mentioned products.

The first difference between jam and jam is the raw material for cooking, in this case it is fruit or berry puree. For the production of jam, whole or cut fruits are used. To make the jam more saturated, overripe plums and even carrion are used for it. In jam, you can take only whole, not even fully ripe berries.

Fragrant plum treat

The consistency of the jam is homogeneous and dense, the jam is jelly-like. Many housewives use pectin or gelatin to make plum jam treats. It should be noted that when individual pieces of berries or fruits get into the jam, one cannot speak of a decrease in the quality of the product.

The density of the jam is higher than that of the jam. The duration of cooking these 2 types of dessert is different: the jam mass is constantly boiling for 25-30 minutes, and the production of jam requires much more time and low heat.

Preparation of plum fruits

Before proceeding directly to the recipe for plum jam, it is necessary to consider a very important issue. This is the chopping of berries, which can be done in 2 different ways:

• passing through a meat grinder;
• grinding with a blender.

The second method, although faster, has a certain drawback - the finished jam becomes opaque and, in addition, the blender does not break the entire skin of the fruit.

Removing the seeds for jam is an immutable rule. Firstly, many experts consider storing jam with seeds a "time bomb", because in such a delicacy, toxic substances gradually accumulate. The second reason for getting rid of seeds from berries is the safety of use. Agree that few people want to break a tooth over evening tea?

Recipe number 1 - plum jam with Zhelfix

Gelfix in sachets

To make this plum jam, you will need the following products:

• ripe plums - 2.5 kg;
• granulated sugar - about 900 g (+ 2.5-3 heaped tablespoons);
• Zhelfix - 2 packages.

Zhelfix is a modern product based on pectin. Although it is similar in name to gelatin, it has nothing to do with it. Gelatin is made from the bones of cattle, it is previously soaked in water and introduced into pudding or jelly immediately at the time of removal from the fire. Zhelfix - a powder that can be heated, is introduced into the berry mass mixed with granulated sugar and allows you to halve the preparation time for a delicate delicacy.

1. Wash the fruits thoroughly, put them in a large saucepan. If your own drainage juice is not enough, you need to add a couple of tablespoons of clean water. Usually, a lack of fluid is visible with the naked eye - the mass begins to stick, and the fruits do not soften;
2. Stewing the mass continues until the berries soften, the skin of which should burst;
3. Add 900 grams of sugar for every 2.5 kg of fruit, mix the future jam thoroughly;
4. Zhelfix bags should be mixed with 2.5–3 tablespoons of sugar and added to the bulk. After the introduction of the gelling component, the dessert is cooked for no more than 5 minutes;
5. After that, the jam mass is laid out in clean and prepared in advance cans.

Some of the housewives keep the jam rolled up, others put the jars under simple nylon lids into the cellar.

How to make yellow fruit jam

Yellow plums are an excellent raw material for making aromatic jam, which can be used as a dessert for tea or as a filling in baked goods. It is necessary to select fruits very carefully - overripe and spoiled plums should be discarded. Berries that have not reached 100% ripeness are ideal.

1. Rinse 2 kg of selected yellow plums with running water, then place the fruits in a colander to get rid of excess moisture. You can use paper towels to speed up the preparation process. Chop the plums - with a knife, meat grinder or blender;
2. A separate container is used to prepare the sugar syrup. The proportions of the combination of sugar and water - 200 ml is required for every 2 kg. The mixture is boiled, mixed with berries in an enamel or any metal container;
3. The mass begins to boil, the process should last up to 20 minutes. When the future jam is removed from the heat, it is cooled to room temperature and rubbed through a sieve. This is required to get rid of unnecessary cake that has not been cooked. After wiping, the mass is placed back on the fire and heated;
4. The next step in making plum jam from yellow fruits is to add freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 3 to 4 tablespoons) to the heated mass. Many housewives also add mashed zest, which brings a fresh note to the taste. Lemon zest can be replaced with peppermint leaves;
5. Jam from yellow plums is brought to a boil 2 times, in the interval between these procedures, the mass should cool. After reheating to boiling, the mixture is turned off and allowed to cool completely.

That's it, a tasty and healthy dessert is ready for distribution to the prepared jars. The amber delicacy will become a real decoration of the tea ceremony.

Traditional homemade recipe

For a traditional recipe for making thick jam from plums, you will need 2 kg of fruit and the same amount of sugar. If the plum variety is not too sour, you can get by with 1.5 kg of granulated sugar.

Plum jam is prepared for 80 minutes. From 2 kg of fruits and 2 kg of granulated sugar, about 1.5 liters of a fragrant product are obtained.

Main ingredients:

• peeled pitted plums - 2 kg;
• granulated sugar - 1.5–2 kg;
• clean water - 0.100 l;
• a bag of apple pectin - 15 gr.

The algorithm for making plum jam is quite simple and is divided into separate stages:

1. The fruits are sorted. Preference should be given to ripe plums, in which the stone separates well from the pulp;

   

   Preparing fruit for jam

2. Rinse the raw materials for jam and place in a prepared pan or bowl. Pour water on the bottom of the dish so that the mass does not stick to the bottom during heating (2-3 tablespoons). The ideal container option is a stainless steel basin, products do not burn to such material;

   

   The plum mass is heated

3. Plum mass is put on fire and heated over low heat until boiling, the resulting foam is removed with a slotted spoon. Cooking time - from 25 to 30 minutes. During this time, the fruits soften and produce juice;

   

   Plums begin to burst and sap.

   

   The plum mass should not spread over the saucer

4. The degree of readiness of the dessert is determined by testing the drop laid out on the saucer - if it does not spread, the aromatic delicacy is ready;

5. Pectin is mixed with a small amount of sand and added to the jam, stirring. Introduction time - 5-10 minutes before the end of the dessert preparation process;

   

   Introduction of pectin mixed with granulated sugar

6. The cooled mass is packed in jars, it is not necessary to roll up the jam. Banks are pre-sterilized to exclude premature deterioration of the product and extend its shelf life.

   

   Unfolding the mass into banks

The storage conditions for plum jam are no different from the usual conditions created for all homemade products: cool air, darkening and the absence of strong odors in the room.

In addition to the described method of making tasty and healthy plum jam, many housewives use modern household appliances to achieve the same goal, and more specifically, a multicooker and a bread machine.

Bread Maker Jam

Using a bread maker to make jam is the easiest way to get a delicious dessert. Fruit preparation is no different from the procedure described above.

The proportions of granulated sugar for jam from a bread machine are different from the traditional recipe. For a kilogram of plums, you only need 0.7 kg of sugar and a little lemon zest.

The cooking algorithm is very simple:

1. put all the ingredients at once in the oven bowl;
2. turn on the automatic mode "jam (jam)";
3. when the program finishes its execution, the miracle machine will emit a special signal;
4. ready-made jam can be laid out in prepared jars and put away for storage.

Depending on the brand of bread maker, the duration of making plum jam can be different, but on average it is 1 hour 20 minutes. The convenience of this option for producing a delicious dessert can hardly be overestimated - while the machine is cooking a treat, a woman can do other household chores.

How to cook yummy in a slow cooker

By analogy with a bread maker, a multicooker is also used. Making jam or jam in it is a real pleasure:

1. plums are pitted and washed with running water;
2. raw materials are crushed in a blender with the addition of granulated sugar;
3. proportions for jam: put 300-350 grams of granulated sugar on 1 kg of fruit;
4. after placing the mixture in the multicooker bowl, turn on the "stewing" mode for 1 hour;
5. if after the allotted time the jam has not reached the required density, start the "baking" mode for 15–20 minutes;
6. the turned off fruit delicacy is cooled and distributed among the containers prepared in advance.

The multicooker will quickly cope with any jam

On the market today you can find multicooker of a new generation - the process of cooking in them takes place under pressure, which significantly reduces the duration of cooking. You can cook plum jam in a multicooker-pressure cooker in 8-10 minutes.

Plum jam without added sugar

Not all people can eat sugar. This may be due to a desire to control body weight or to medical contraindications (diabetics, for example). The abundance of plums in the garden and the rejection of sweet desserts should not be an obstacle to making a fragrant, healthy and thick plum jam.

1. Only ripe fruits that have gained the required degree of maturity and natural sweetness are suitable for home preparation. After clearing the plums from the bones and cutting them each into 4 parts, it is necessary to place the mass in a food container made of any metal.
2. After boiling, you need to note the time - with the lid closed, the future jam is cooked for at least 1.5 hours. After that, the dessert is removed from the heat and set aside for 8-10 hours.
3. The next day, the procedures are repeated: heating for 1.5 hours, cooling down from 6 to 8 hours. In the third approach, the jam is prepared to the required density, after which it is laid out in a warm form in cans and removed before winter tea gatherings.

Various additives to improve the taste of plum jam

When added to jam, which is made from plums, various additives improve the taste of the finished dessert. Depending on the desired result, you can add to the jam mass during the cooking process:

• orange (without peel);

• bitter chocolate (only natural);

  

  Chocolate plum delicacy

• cocoa powder, mashed with a small piece of butter;
• pears;
• apples (preferably winter, aromatic), etc.

Video: the nuances of making delicious seedless jam at home

Whichever option for making jam the hostess would choose, the result will certainly delight her household and guests. When a jar with a delicate delicacy is opened before gatherings over a cup of tart tea, a cloud of memories of a sunny summer will hang in the air.