Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, lemon jam. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Lemon Jam is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Lemon Jam is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Wash the lemons and, working on a large dish to catch the juices, cut the fruit into slices, remove the pips and tie them in a muslin bag. This jam has a zesty, refreshing and a little tangy flavor, so it's good for warm spring days! You can either have it at breakfast, spread it on biscuits or use it as a topping on Lemon Bread.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook lemon jam using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Jam:
- Make ready 6 lemons, zested
- Take 2 lemons, chopped into small pieces
- Make ready 5 tbsp lemon juice (takes 2 lemons)
- Make ready 4 cups water (for step 3)
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Make ready 2 cups water
This jam isn't too sweet and has the perfect amount of tart lemony flavor. Grate the zest of three of the lemons into a small pot. Slice the fourth lemon into thin rings and add them to the pot. Bring to a boil then turn down the heat to medium/low.
Steps to make Lemon Jam:
- Thoroghly wash 8 lemons.0
- Zest 6 lemons! Chop two lemons into small pieces. Squeeze out juice from two lemons. Set aside lemon juice.
- In a large pot, put in zest, chopped lemons, and 2 cups of water. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Strain ONLY the water. Repeat this step.
- After straining the water, now add lemon juice, sugar, and 2 cups water.
- Bring to a boil and let simmer for 40 min to an hour. The water should evaporate and the jelly should be concentrated. The color will turn dark.
- Test whether the jam is ready by spooning a bit of the jam onto a plate, chilling it, then gliding your finger across. It should feel like jelly.
- Transfer the jam into a glass jar and chill in the fridge for a few hours! Enjoy!
Pour the jam into a jar and put it in the fridge to cool. The jam will thicken quite a bit once it cools so it shouldn't feel exactly like jam while still on the stove. Cranberry Lemon Jam uses the whole lemon which is a sneaky and easy step- no supreming here! Meyer lemons are high in acid, as are cranberries, making this a foolproof first canning recipe. Prepare your water bath canning pot or your steam canner.
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