Pear Jam with Lemon

Baking and Desserts | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

1 hour

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Pear Jam with Lemon

Ingredients

Pears - 2 lbs
Sugar - 2 lbs
Lemon - 1 piece
Water - 8 fl oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

Wash the lemon and cut it into thin slices, discarding the seeds.

Step 2

Pour 240 ml of water over the lemon, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Strain the broth through a sieve, discarding the lemon - it has given its acidity.

Step 4

Add the sugar, stir, and place on the heat. Cook until the mixture turns into syrup - the sugar should completely dissolve, with no granules remaining.

Step 5

Remove the cores from the pears and slice them thinly.

Step 6

Add the pears to the syrup, bring to a boil, and simmer for 5 minutes. Then remove from heat and let the jam cool completely.

Step 7

When the jam has cooled, place it back on the heat and cook for another 20-30 minutes. To check if the jam is ready, scoop a teaspoon of syrup, cool it, and drop it onto a saucer - if the drop spreads, the jam is not ready; if the drop holds its shape, it can be removed from the heat.