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The scarlet, rounded, rosehip-like hawthorn fruit is known for its medicinal properties. In the home kitchen, you can make delicious fruit drinks and compotes from them according to various recipes. Seedless hawthorn jam is an equally popular delicacy. It is not difficult to prepare it, the main thing is to remove the entire inner part of the fruit, which will take some time.
Why is hawthorn jam useful?
The autumn fruits of this shrub have a number of beneficial properties that are preserved in jam. The taste of scarlet berries is reminiscent of apple or pear. The only drawback is the hard bones that need to be removed to get a tasty treat.
Useful properties of hawthorn jam:
- improving the work of the cardiovascular system;
- strengthening blood vessels, improving blood flow;
- strengthening muscle tissue, preventing its degeneration;
- increasing tone and performance, relieving fatigue of the whole body;
- jam is useful in winter during exacerbation of viral infections;
- stabilizes blood pressure, especially high, therefore, hypotensive patients are not recommended to consume more than 250 g of this delicacy per day.
A useful delicacy can be included in the diet for people of all ages. There are practically no restrictions on its admission.
How to make seedless hawthorn jam
For hawthorn jam, berries of large-fruited varieties are suitable. They reach their final maturity in late September or early October. Well ripened, they have a dense flesh and a bright red color. For the preparation of healthy jam, large fruits are chosen without damage. They have a juicy, dense flesh that is ideal for making a sweet treat.
How to remove seeds from hawthorn
First of all, the fruits must be thoroughly rinsed. Then cut off the stalk. There are several ways to remove seeds from the pulp. It will be possible to quickly clear the hawthorn from the seeds if you cut off the upper part and remove the seed box from the fruit with a sharp knife.
Second way:
- Each berry must be cut off at the top and bottom.
- Then make a small incision along the length of the fruit.
- Open it with the edge of a knife or a small spoon and take out the seeds.
This work is troublesome and will take a lot of time, but the result is worth it. Seedless jam is convenient to eat without fear of choking on the seeds.
Classic hawthorn jam for the winter from seeds
There are several recipes for making seedless hawthorn jam. The simplest and least expensive is the classic one. To prepare it, you need to take only 2 ingredients - hawthorn fruits and sugar.
Ingredients for classic hawthorn jam:
- bush fruits - 1 kg;
- sugar - 500 g;
Such a delicacy is prepared according to a simple recipe in several stages:
- The fruits are washed, pitted and evenly distributed in a saucepan.
- All the sugar is poured onto the berries and evenly distributed.
- The fruit-sugar mixture is left for 3-4 hours until the juice is released.
- As soon as there is enough liquid in the pan, put it on fire.
- Cook the mixture over low heat until boiling. So that it does not burn, it is constantly stirred.
- After boiling, the fire is reduced a little more and the mixture is simmered until a thick consistency.
As soon as the drop of jam becomes dense and stops spreading on the saucer, the dessert is ready. It is poured into jars and allowed to cool.
To create a vacuum in which bacteria are excluded, hot cans are turned upside down until they cool.
How to cook seedless hawthorn and currant jam
To make the taste of hawthorn jam more versatile and interesting, other berries are added to it according to the recipe. You can improvise endlessly, but it is better to add berries, which are famous for their beneficial properties. Diversifies the taste and aroma of the jam, as well as add benefits to it black currant.
Ingredients for recipe jam:
- 1 kg of hawthorn berries;
- 1.4 kg of sugar;
- a glass of blackcurrant puree;
- 0.5 l of clean water.
Blackcurrant jam is prepared in a similar way to other recipes. But this one is more complicated, since the process goes through several stages.
Cooking algorithm according to the recipe:
- Sort the hawthorn, wash thoroughly, take out the seeds.
- Pour the fruits into a saucepan and add 2 level cups of sugar. Leave the mixture for a day.
- Then add 1 kg of sugar and water to a saucepan with a sweet mixture.
- Put the saucepan on fire and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- After boiling, currant puree is added to the mixture and cooked over low heat until a thick consistency.
The cooking recipe remains unchanged.
When making seedless hawthorn jam, you can use the recipes with the video:
How to make seedless hawthorn jam with vanilla
To make jam according to this recipe, the first thing to do is make syrup. It should turn out to be fragrant with a sweet and sour taste, since in addition to water and sugar, vanillin and citric acid are added to it.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of hawthorn;
- 1 kg of granulated sugar;
- a bag of vanillin;
- 2 glasses of water;
- 2.5 g lemons.
First, a syrup is prepared: water is mixed with a glass of sugar and boiled over medium heat until boiling. Vanillin and lemon are added to the slightly cooled solution, mix thoroughly.
Making hawthorn jam:
- Sort the berries, rinse, separate the seeds.
- Pour the berries into a saucepan, add the remaining sugar and pour over the syrup.
- Leave the mixture to brew for 12 hours.
- After the pan is put on low heat and brought to a boil.
- Then the heat is reduced and the mixture is boiled to a thick consistency.
The fragrant vanilla hawthorn treat is ready. It can be closed for the winter, spilled into sterilized jars, and rolled up with lids.
Method of making hawthorn jam with cranberries (seedless)
Such a dessert can be made from whole berries, or you can use popular recipes and make pitted hawthorn jam.
Ingredients:
- bush fruits - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1.5 kg;
- ripe autumn cranberries - 0.5 kg;
- filtered water - 0.5 l.
Making jam according to this recipe is not difficult, but the process will take longer than the classic one. However, the taste of this dessert is well worth it. Sweet and sour jam of a jelly-like consistency of ruby color will be enjoyed by many.
Sequencing:
- Sort the fruits, wash, cut off the stalks, remove the seeds.
- The prepared mass is poured with hot water and sent to a slow fire to simmer until the pulp softens.
- As soon as it becomes soft and pliable, the mixture is removed from the heat, the liquid is poured into a separate container. The fruits of the bush are cooled and ground through a sieve.
- Sugar and liquid, which was released during cooking, are added to the resulting homogeneous mass.
- The mixture is put on low heat and brought to a thick consistency.
- Cranberries are added to the finished cooled jam and mixed gently.
The finished dessert is distinguished not only by its pleasant taste, but also by its beautiful appearance. This seedless hawthorn jam can even be served on a festive table. The medicinal properties of hawthorn fruits in this jam are especially well manifested in combination with healthy cranberries.
Recipe for delicious seedless hawthorn and apple jam
For this recipe, you need to prepare a glass of applesauce. To do this, take several apples, peel them and remove the core with seeds. Apples are rubbed into a fine grater or chopped with a blender.
Ingredients added to hawthorn apple jam:
- 1 kg of bush berries;
- 1.4 kg of sugar;
- 600 g of water.
First you need to prepare the hawthorn fruit: wash, peel, remove the seeds.
Then the jam is prepared according to the following recipe:
- The prepared berries are poured into a saucepan, 400 g of sugar are added.
- The mixture is left for a day until the juice appears.
- The next day, add water and the remaining sugar to the pan.
- The mixture is put on fire and brought to a boil.
- As soon as it thickens, add applesauce, mix thoroughly and cook for no more than 10 minutes.
The saucepan is removed from the heat, the hawthorn jam with applesauce is transferred to jars. The benefits of seedless hawthorn jam made according to this recipe are undeniable. The presence of several fruits and berries in the composition will only benefit the body, especially in winter and spring.
Rules for storing seedless hawthorn jam
Jam is a product that is stored for a long time: from a year to two. Sugar is a good natural preservative that will keep the sweet mixture from going to waste.
Hawthorn jam in unsterilized jars is kept in the refrigerator. That way it won't go bad until the next fall harvest.
If jam is corked for the winter, it can be stored in a pantry at room temperature for over a year.
Live jam from pitted grated berries with sugar is stored only in the refrigerator. The shelf life of such a jam is several months.
Conclusion
Seedless hawthorn jam is a tasty and healthy product. Its taste can be changed and supplemented depending on the added ingredients. Cranberry and black currants will enrich the jam with vitamin C if added in mashed potatoes and not boiled. It is also necessary to remember that you should not consume more than a glass of such a dessert. This warning applies especially to persons with low blood pressure.
