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Quince is a unique fruit that can be used to make many different desserts. These delicacies are liked not only by adults, but also by children. Due to their pleasant aroma and balanced taste, they can be used as independent dishes, as well as as an addition to pancakes, pancakes and biscuits. But quince marmalade is especially successful at home, which does not require complex actions. Therefore, any novice cook can easily make it.
Fruit jelly is ideal for decorating pastries, cakes and other baked goods
Selection and preparation of ingredients
For treats, you must choose ripe fruits without signs of rot. They must be thoroughly washed beforehand, discarded tails and transferred to a colander to remove excess liquid.
Then the fruit must be peeled, cut and cored. At the end, you should grind them, which will allow you to get a uniform consistency in the end.
How to make quince marmalade
There are several recipes for making this dessert at home. Each of them has its own characteristics. Therefore, you should first familiarize yourself with them, which will allow you to choose the most suitable option.
The proposed video shows how quince marmalade can be made at home with the addition of other ingredients:
A simple recipe for making quince marmalade at home for the winter
Required components:
- 1.3 kg of Japanese quince;
- 1 kg of sugar;
- 1 lemon.
Step-by-step recipe for making quince marmalade:
- Place the chopped fruit in a wide saucepan and add cold water to cover the liquid.
- Add lemon, cut into quarters.
- Bring to a boil over moderate heat.
- Cook for 25-30 minutes. until softness appears.
- Drain the water, pour sugar over the chopped fruit, stir.
- Bring the resulting mass to a boil, reduce heat to a minimum level.
- Boil the workpiece until thick.
- The duration of the procedure is 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- After that, the pan should be removed from the heat and the treat should be allowed to cool gradually.
- Pass through a sieve.
- Re-put on fire.
- After boiling, cook for 10 minutes.
- Pour the resulting mass hot into a rectangular shape.
- Soak the dessert in a cool place for 10-12 hours so that it hardens well.
After cooling down, the dessert made at home must be cut into pieces of arbitrary shape. Then they should be rolled in sugar and put into a container. After a few hours, the delicacy can be served at the table.
You need to cut the treat after cooling completely
Recipe for making Japanese quince marmalade in a slow cooker
You can also cook dessert at home using a multicooker. In this case, the cooking process is significantly reduced.
Required Ingredients:
- 1 kg of quince;
- 1 vanilla pod;
- 1 kg of sugar;
- 1.5 liters of water.
Step-by-step process of making dessert in a multicooker:
- Pour water into a bowl, bring to a boil in boiling mode.
- Dip chopped fruits into hot liquid.
- Boil the fruit for 20 minutes.
- After the time has elapsed, drain the water and chop the fruit mass until puree.
- Put it back in the multicooker.
- Add vanilla and sugar to it.
- Cook for a quarter of an hour in milk porridge mode, without closing the multicooker with a lid.
- At the end of the time, put the mass in a layer of 2 cm on a baking sheet covered with parchment.
- Dry the treat for two days, then cut and sprinkle with sugar.
In the process of cooking at home, it is necessary to constantly monitor so that the fruit mass does not burn.
Sprinkling with sugar prevents the pieces of dessert from sticking together
Sugar-free quince marmalade
If necessary, you can make a treat at home without sugar. But it should be borne in mind that in this case it will be very sour, since this fruit is not particularly sweet.
You need to cook it according to any of the recipes suggested above. But you should exclude sugar and lemon. The rest of the cooking technology is fully preserved.
Fruit astringency is completely absent in marmalade.
Terms and conditions of storage
The shelf life of homemade quince marmalade does not exceed two months. Optimal storage mode: temperature + 4-6 degrees and humidity about 70%. Therefore, it is best to store the treat in the refrigerator to preserve its consistency and taste.
Conclusion
Making quince marmalade at home is easy if you prepare the ingredients in advance and follow the technology. In this case, you can be sure of its quality and naturalness. After all, buying a dessert in a store, it is impossible to know the exact composition of the product. However, you should not procure a treat for future use, since it is not suitable for long-term storage.
