Green Crab Apple Jelly Recipe
To every 4 cups of juice add 3 cups of sugar.
Green crab apple jelly recipe. Crab apples or crabapples are those wonderful sour small apples that you sometimes see in the countryside. Crab cake recipes. Blueberry crab apple jelly. Generally too sour or astrigent to eat.
There are several varieties that grow in the uk north america and the far east. Apples do have a lot of pectin but the levels aren t as reliable as what one finds in a box. This easy recipe for apple jelly is a great place to start. The crabapple tree is a native of the temperate areas in the northern hemisphere.
Place in a 6 quart saucepan. This crabapple jelly recipe is a real cinch. Some fruits are green others yellow or bright bright red. Squeeze the lemon and add to the juice and sugar.
The flavor was good but the texture left little to be desired. Just follow an apple butter recipe it is the same steps. Make sure to test the jelly for consistency before turning off the heat. Cover reduce heat to simmer and let cook 25 minutes.
They can also be used in cider making. This is a taste bud tingling amber pink jelly. Put them in a large pot with the water and bring to a boil. You can pep up the recipe by adding a few chillies a cinnamon stick coriander seeds or star anise to the pan.
Sterilize the jars and lids in boiling water for at least 5 minutes. To make crab apple jelly start by cutting the stalks and bottoms off of some crab apples. Ladle apple jam into the hot sterilized jars filling the jars to within 1 8 inch of the top. 1 2 cups blueberries optional 3 cups water.
Then place the crab apples in a pot and cover them with water before bringing the water to a boil. Even though apple jelly is quick to gel don t expect to necessarily hit that 220 degree mark and wrap it up. Measure the juice and add the sugar. Add 6 cups water.
Next once the water starts boiling reduce the heat and simmer the apples for 30 minutes. Clean and shred your apples. A tiny sour apple that either grows wild or is cultivated. Although i am a first time jelly maker i thought this recipe was very general and takes alot longer than 15 minutes to make.
It s perfect for serving with meats. Place over medium high heat. Wash and quarter apples. Crab apple jelly is normally strained through muslin which results in a clear jelly and leave it overnight.
The main way of using crabapples is in a crabapple jelly recipe. Reduce to a simmer. Just the kind of recipe i like. 4 1 4 cups crab apples cleaned and shredded in food processor.