Dried Rowan Berry Jam

⏳ Time

2 hours + 4 days

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Dried jam is a type of candied fruit that is first cooked in syrup like regular jam and then dried in the same sweet glaze. The berries retain their shape during this preparation method, and the thick skin of the black rowan is an advantage here: the candies maintain their form and come out smooth and even. You can use them in various ways: add them to cottage cheese or ice cream, or use them to decorate cakes and muffins. But the most important aspect is the sweet taste of nostalgia: this old-fashioned treat evokes the leisurely country life of a bygone era, with a blooming garden and tea on the porch under a large lampshade.

Ingredients

Black chokeberry - 2 lbs
Sugar - 2 lbs
Water - 8 fl oz
Citric Acid - 0.2 oz
Vanilla salt - 0.4 oz
Powdered Sugar - to taste

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Remove the berries from the twigs and rinse them.

Step 2

Cover with clean water and let it sit for 36 hours, changing the water twice a day.

Step 3

Cook a syrup from sugar and water.

Step 4

Drain the berries in a colander and let them dry.

Step 5

Add the berries to the boiling syrup.

Step 6

Simmer without allowing the syrup to boil vigorously for about 1 hour.

Step 7

10 minutes before the cooking time is finished, add citric acid and vanilla sugar.

Step 8

Drain the berries in a colander set over a bowl. It is important to let the syrup completely drain from the berries, which may take up to a day. Do not discard the syrup; it can also be stored in jars and later used to add to tea, make compotes, and so on.