Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, crab apple jelly. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Transform the tart flavor of crabapples into a delicious crabapple jelly. Crabapples have natural pectin so no additional pectin is needed for this recipe. Do you have a crab apple tree that's bursting with fruit, but have no idea what to do with it all?
Crab apple jelly is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Crab apple jelly is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have crab apple jelly using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Crab apple jelly:
- Prepare 1 kg crab apples halved
- Make ready 1 1/4 liter water
- Get 2 tbsp lemon juice per litre of apple juice extracted
- Prepare 6 whole cloves per litre of juice obtained
- Prepare 800 grams sugar per litre of juice obtained
This is a fresh tasting, pure jelly with no pectin added. Just the goodness of your backyard. No commercial pectin is required as crabapples have high natural pectin content. A classic, delicious crab apple jelly, that can be adapted to how ever many crab apples you are starting with!
Instructions to make Crab apple jelly:
- Wash and halve the crab apples and put them in a pan with 1.25 litres of water
- Boil it until fruit is soft. Strain through jelly bag. I strain it through sieve first.
- Measure the juice obtained. Don't try to rush it as if residue goes through the jelly will be cloudy.
- Measure amount of liquid as you will need to know to add the right amount of sugar: -800grams of sugar per litre of juice
- Add also six cloves and two tablespoonful of lemon juice per litre of juice. Return to hob and bring to the boil.
- Boil until it reaches set point.
- Pot and cover.
- Heat treating may be advisable.
I've only made crab apple jelly once before, many years ago. Here's a simple crab apple jelly recipe. So many people throw out crab (Don't bother to peel or core the crabapples.) Cover and simmer crab apples in water until soft. Crab apple jelly is normally strained through muslin, which results in a clear jelly and leave it overnight. Measure the juice and add the sugar.
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