Apple and lemon jam recipe
Products
Apples - 2 kilograms
Lemon - 2 pieces
Sugar - 800 grams
Citric acid - 1 teaspoon
Water - 200 milliliters
Food preparation
1. Wash 2 kilograms of apples.
2. Peel the apples and remove the seeds.
3. Cut each fruit into 8 pieces.
4. Wash 1 lemon and cut it with the peel into slices about 0.5 centimeters high.
How to make jam
1. In a saucepan, mix lemon and apple wedges and add 200 ml of water to them.
2. While stirring, bring the fruit mixture to a boil.
3. Reduce heat to minimum and cook apples and lemon for about 10 minutes.
4. Gently, little by little, pour sugar into the pan, stirring the jam, but so as to preserve the integrity of the fruit.
5. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the jam until thickened for 10-15 minutes.
Fusofacts
- The aroma of apple and lemon jam will give 1 pinch of cinnamon.- Citric acid is added to apple jam to maintain a vibrant color.
- The cost of products for making apple and lemon jams on average in Moscow for the 2020 season is 200 rubles. (as of June 2020)
- Calorie content of apple and lemon jam 164 - kcal / 100 grams.
