Candied jam is considered to be the jam in which sugar crystals have appeared. This happens due to the fact that a large amount of sugar was put into the jam or it is cooked from fruits and berries with low acidity.
Sugar Jam Wine
Jam with excess sugar can be used to make delicious dessert wine. To do this, you will need:
- 1 liter of jam;
- 1 liter of water;
- 50 g of raisins.
For wine, take a three-liter bottle, rinse it well with baking soda water and rinse with boiling water. Pour jam into it, add raisins and pour over everything with cooled boiled water.
Candied jam can be melted in a water bath or in the microwave.
From a piece of gauze and cotton folded in two layers, make a cork and close the bottle with it. Close the container so that not the slightest gap remains.
The bottle must be placed in such a place that direct sunlight does not fall on it. After 10-13 days, the pulp of raisins and fruits will rise to the top. Now you should strain the liquid, wash the bottle well and pour the strained wort into it.
You need to put on a rubber glove on the container with the future wine. Due to the gas that forms during the preparation of the drink, it will rise. The bottle must be removed to a dark place, when the glove is lowered, the wine will need to be filtered and poured into bottles. They should be removed to a dark place, you can enjoy the drink in a month.
Candied Jam Pie
Another option for processing candied jam is to use it as a filling. To make a crumbly cake, you will need:
- 200 g of butter;
- 200 g of sugar;
- 3 eggs;
- a pinch of vanillin;
- 1 tsp baking powder for dough;
- 400 g flour;
- 400-500 g of seedless jam.
Beat butter with sugar and vanilla, add eggs to the mixture and beat again. Now combine it with flour and knead the dough. Divide it in two. Put one in the freezer, and roll the other and place on a baking sheet. Spread the jam on top of the dough, take out the second part of the dough from the freezer and grate it through a coarse grater on top, gently level and place in a preheated oven. Bake the cake at 180 ° C until golden brown.
If you dilute the candied jam with cooled boiled water, you can get a pleasant sweet drink.
Candy Jam Cupcake
To make a cupcake, take:
- 1 tbsp. pitted candied jam;
- 1 tsp soda;
- 2 tbsp. flour;
- 2 eggs;
- a pinch of salt;
- powdered sugar for dusting.
Beat eggs with salt, add soda slaked with lemon juice. Then combine them with jam and stir well. Pour flour into the resulting mass and mix so that you get a thick dough, like sour cream.
Brush a muffin tin with vegetable oil, lightly powder with flour and pour the dough into it. Place the dish in an oven preheated to 200 ° C and bake for 50 minutes. Sprinkle the finished cake with powdered sugar.
