Due to the fact that apples are not subjected to prolonged heat treatment, they retain a maximum of nutrients and vitamins.
In addition, you can control the necessary degree of softness of the fruit yourself.
Five minutes of apples for the winter - the basic principles of preparation
For this jam, any variety of apples is suitable. Fruits must be ripe, or even slightly overripe. The sweetness of the jam can be adjusted by adding more or less sugar than is prescribed in the recipe.
Apples are thoroughly washed. To peel or not, each mistress decides for herself. Some people think that without skin the jam will be softer, while others are of the opinion that there are just the most vitamins in the skin, so it must be left behind. Washed apples are cut in half and cut into a core with seeds. Grind fruits with slices, small pieces, or rub on a medium grater. It should be noted here that the stiffer the fruit, the finer and finer it is desirable to cut it.
Five minutes from apples for the winter is prepared not only with sugar, but also spices, berries or other fruits are added to it.
The jam is quite thick, so it is served not only as a dessert, but also used as a filling for baking or pancakes.
Cook for five minutes in an enameled wide pan or basin. While the dishes with apples are on the stove, the contents must be continuously stirred so that the jam does not burn.
Ready jam is laid out on sterile glassware, hermetically rolled up and cooled under a blanket.
Recipe 1. Classic "five-minute" apple for the winter
Ingredients
300 g of sugar;
kilogram of apples.
Cooking method
1. Rinse apples under the tap, wipe with a towel and peel. Coarsely cooked fruits or cut into thin bars. Put the apples in a wide enameled bowl and sprinkle with sugar. Stir and leave for two hours until the apples give away the juice.
2. Put the dishes on a slow fire and cook for five minutes from the moment of boiling. Stir continuously so that the mass does not burn.
3. Wash jars with soda, rinse thoroughly and sterilize in the oven. Boil the lids. Put the hot jam in jars and roll it tightly. Turn over, wrap and leave to cool completely.
Recipe 2. Five-minute apples for the winter slices
Ingredients
two kilograms of apples of any kind;
300 g of white sugar;
cinnamon.
Cooking method
1. Wash and cut the apples in half. Using a knife, remove the seed core and cut the pulp into small cubes. Put apples in a wide enameled bowl and sprinkle with sugar.
2. Dishes with apples in the refrigerator overnight to give the fruit juice.
3. The next morning, put the bowl on the fire, add cinnamon at the rate of three grams per kilogram of apple mass.
4. Prepare the cans. Wash them and sterilize. Boil the lids.
5. Cook the jam, constantly mixing, from the moment of boiling, exactly five minutes. Arrange the hot jam on the prepared glass container and tightly cork.
Recipe 3. Five-minute apples for the winter slices with vanilla and cinnamon
Ingredients
apples of any kind - two kilograms;
cinnamon;
sugar - 300 g;
baking soda - 10 g;
purified water - 300 ml;
vanilla.
Cooking method
1. Small apples are better for this recipe. Fruit is washed, peeled and core removed. The pulp of apples is cut into neat slices. Soda is dissolved in purified water. The apples are soaked in soda solution for four hours. This is done so that the slices do not boil during the cooking process.
2. While the apples are soaked, prepare cans. They are washed and sterilized well.
3. Water is mixed with sugar, vanilla and cinnamon are added. Put on fire and bring to a boil.
4. Apple slices are removed from the soda solution and washed under the tap. Spread in a wide pan and pour the fruit with hot syrup. The apple mass is put on fire and cooked, constantly stirring and removing foam, five minutes.
5. Hot jam is laid out on a glass container, tightly rolled up and cooled, wrapped in an old jacket.
Recipe 4. Five-minute apples for the winter with nuts and cinnamon
Ingredients
two kilograms of Antonovka apples;
butter;
300 g of sugar;
walnuts and cinnamon.
Cooking method
1. Wash the apples thoroughly and cut each in half. Remove the seed boxes. Coat the pulp coarsely. Put apples in a wide pot and sprinkle with sugar. Stir and leave for three hours to let the fruit run juice.
2. Place a pan of apples on the stove. Add cinnamon per kilogram of weight half a teaspoon. Put oil 50 g per liter jar. Add nuts to your taste.
3. When the contents of the pan begin to boil, reduce the heat and detect for five minutes. Stir continuously so that the mass does not burn.
4. Place the jam in a sterile glass container and seal it tightly. Turn over and cover with an old jacket. Leave to cool completely.
Recipe 5. Five-minute apples for the winter with lemon
Ingredients
lemon;
300 g of sugar;
apples - two kilograms.
Cooking method
1. Wash fruits well, cut in half and remove seed boxes. Cut apples into slices and place in a wide basin. Sprinkle with sugar and leave for two hours. Stir the apples periodically so that they are better saturated with sugar.
2. Place a basin on the stove. Rinse lemon, wipe. Half cut into thin slices and add to the apple mass. Cook, from the moment of boiling, five minutes. Then cool. Repeat the procedure twice more.
3. Place the hot jam in sterile, dry jars and seal tightly. Cool completely by wrapping in an old jacket.
Recipe 6. Five-minute apples for the winter with blackberries
Ingredients
one and a half kilograms of sugar;
a kilogram of sweet and sour apples;
a pound of blackberry.
Cooking method
1. Cut the washed apples in half. Using a sharp knife, core the seeds. Grind the pulp into slices. Put in a large bowl, pour 300 g of sugar and mix.
2. Wash the blackberry, peel it, fill it with a glass of sugar and mix gently so that the berries do not choke. Leave the juice to stand out.
3. Dissolve the remaining sugar in half a liter of purified water. Put the mixture on the fire and boil the syrup until the sugar is completely dissolved.
4. Flip the blackberry onto a sieve and add the berries to the syrup. Reduce heat to a minimum and blanch berries for a couple of minutes. Then pour in the juice left over from the berries. Cook for another five minutes. Add the syrup with berries to the apple mixture, mix and cook, after boiling for five minutes. Stir constantly during cooking.
5. Arrange the jam in a sterile dry glass container and seal it tightly with boiled lids. Turn over and cool completely by wrapping in a blanket.
Recipe 7. Five-minute apples for the winter with raisins
Ingredients
3 g of citric acid;
two kilograms of apples;
a pound of sugar;
250 g of raisins.
Cooking method
1. Wash the apples, wipe with a napkin, remove the seed core. Cut the fruit into small slices. Put apples in a thick-walled cauldron, pouring sugar. Leave until juice stands out. Sugar should start to melt.
2. Put the cauldron on a slow fire. Once the contents begin to boil, remove the foam and spot for five minutes. Stir constantly. Then turn off the heat and cool the jam completely. Repeat the procedure two more times.
3. Rinse and pour raisins with hot water. Steam it for ten minutes. A couple of minutes before the end of the third cooking, add raisins to the jam and mix.
4. Pack the treat on a dry sterile container and seal it tightly with boiled lids.
Recipe 8. Five-minute apples for the winter with almonds and ginger
Ingredients
500 ml of purified water;
2 kg of sugar;
ginger root;
two kilograms of apples;
zest of three lemons;
peeled almonds.
Cooking method
1. Rinse apples under the tap, peel, cut in half and remove the core with pits. Cut apple pulp into thin slices. Remove peel from ginger root and grate it coarsely. Stir apples with ginger.
2. Put the apple mass in a cauldron, pouring each layer with sugar. Cover and leave for seven hours.
3. After the allotted time, pour water into the cauldron and put on fire. When the contents boil, cook for five minutes, stirring continuously. Then cool completely.
4. Rinse the lemons, dry and remove the zest from them using the finest grater. Put the cauldron again on fire and add the zest and almonds. Cook for five minutes from the moment of boiling. Cool. Boil again for five minutes.
5. Arrange the hot jam in sterile dry jars and cool wrapping.
Five-minute apples for the winter - tips and tricks
It is advisable to add as much sugar in the jam as indicated in the recipe. A lack of sugar can cause fermentation, and an excessive amount will clog the fruit.
To avoid jamming, add citric acid to it.
Remove foam in time.
The best apple jam is obtained from the varieties "Grushovka", "Antonovka", "Anise".
Cook the jam over low heat. Stir constantly so that the mass does not burn.
