Pear jam for the winter or how to make pear jam - a delicious homemade recipe.
Delicious pear jam is prepared from very ripe or even more than ripe fruits. In some recipes, herbs, spices, and citric acid are added to enrich the taste. Pear jam is recommended for use in food by people who have problems with the functioning of the kidneys and liver. It perfectly tones and also has a firming effect.
How to cook pear jam for the winter.
Making jam is very simple. You need to select the ripest fruits, peel them, and cut them into thin slices. The core is also not used for jam.
Now, the pear slices can be wrapped in cheesecloth for easy blanching. 500-700 ml of water is poured into a pan, a pear is placed there and cooked until soft.
After rubbing the finished pear through a sieve, you need to transfer it to the pear broth and continue to boil until half of the total volume remains.
After this, you need to add granulated sugar and citric acid, mix and cook until the jam is ready.
Now it is laid out in pre-prepared jars and sealed.
For 1 kg of peeled ripe fruits, you need to measure 0.5 kg of granulated sugar and 2-3 pinches of citric acid.
That's the whole secret of making pear jam. It always turns out quite sweet, since ripe fruits contain a lot of sugar. This pear jam can be used as a filling for baked goods and various desserts.