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A real delicacy for many is Kiev dry black currant jam. You can cook it from different berries and fruits, but it turns out to be especially tasty with currants. Such a preparation has long been submitted to the imperial court of the Romanovs: a dry delicacy was one of the family's favorites.
Features of the preparation of dry currant jam
Everyone can make dry currant jam, this process is not difficult, but you will have to spend a little time. It will take about 2 - 3 days to prepare a dry delicacy, mainly to dry the berries.
Among other features of the dry cut, it is worth highlighting:
- minimum cooking time for jam;
- preservation of most nutrients;
- universal use of a ready-made dish;
- excellent jam appearance.
The prepared workpiece looks like a dry candied fruit, each black berry will be separate from the others, therefore larger fruits are selected for delicacies. Crumpled, crushed - they do not take: they will give excess moisture, which is not needed, and the appearance of black currants will not be attractive.
Jam ingredients
You must first prepare the necessary ingredients for the jam. They use freshly harvested large black currants, sugar, water - nothing else is needed.
Ingredients are taken in a certain proportion:
- 1 part black currant;
- 1 part granulated sugar;
- 0.5 parts of water.
In addition, a small amount of powdered sugar is used for pouring before sending for storage, you will need a little of it.
The recipe for Kiev dry black currant jam
Making blackcurrant jam is not laborious, you will have to wait more than make an effort. The result will be an excellent result: if everything is done according to the proposed recipe, dry jam will become one of the favorite seaming.
The cooking procedure can be divided into specific steps:
- It is necessary to sort out the available berries, sort out the crushed, crumpled, small and greenish ones.
- Then wash them thoroughly in several waters, while removing the tails.
- Allow water to drain well.
- After preparing the raw berry, add the required amount of sugar and pour water into the container for cooking.
- Boil the syrup for 2 - 3 minutes.
- Dip prepared black currant into hot, still boiling syrup.
- Turn off the heat immediately, let the syrup cool completely.
- After the black currant with syrup, it is important to warm it up until the first foam forms and turn it off immediately. Allow to cool completely.
- So it should be welded in 2 - 3 passes, each time boiling for no more than 3 minutes.
After the last boil, let the syrup cool down again, and then drain it completely. Only black currant should remain in the colander, no more sugar liquid is needed to make dry jam.
When the syrup is drained, it is necessary to start drying the workpiece: the candied fruits are laid out on baking paper, sent to a draft, away from direct sunlight. So black currant is kept until dry.
The readiness is checked tactilely: the well-dried components of the jam should not stick to the fingers. Next, sprinkle the finished dry product with a small amount of powdered sugar, it will become the main preservative.
Terms and conditions of storage
In the old days, such currant jam was stored in wooden boxes made of alder, sprinkling each layer with sugar. Now a different, more modern container is used for this. Nowadays, after preparing the blank, the berries are poured into prepared glass jars, tied with parchment, pierced a couple of holes for ventilation and sent to a dry, cool place, without access to sunlight.
At the same time, it is periodically necessary to shake and check the product. At high humidity, dry blackcurrant jam is dried in the oven, the temperature indicator should be 100 aboutC, the procedure itself lasts no more than 10 minutes. Then everything must be poured into clean jars, sealed with parchment and sent for storage.
Observing all the conditions, the jam is stored for up to two years, but a delicious delicacy is unlikely to be able to withstand that much: it is usually eaten quickly.
Conclusion
Kiev dry blackcurrant jam prepared in this way is in great demand: it is used as a decoration for cakes and pies, it is simply eaten as candied fruit, and is given to children. If you are not too lazy, then you can get an amazing delicacy that was so loved by the royal family of the Romanovs.
