Best Bachelors Jam Recipes

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BASIC JAM



Basic Jam image

The skins from stone fruit will contribute color and flavor to the jam. But for a smoother mixture, you can start by peeling peaches or nectarines: Carve an X in the bottom of each and plunge them into boiling water for 30 seconds, then transfer them to an ice-water bath to stop the cooking; the skins will slip off. For plums, just lift the skins out of the cooked jam with a fork.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Healthy Recipes     Gluten-Free Recipes

Time 45m

Yield Makes about 5 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

3 pounds fruit (see options, below), cut into 1-inch chunks if large, stone fruit pitted
1 1/2 pounds sugar (3 1/3 cups)
Coarse salt
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Steps:

  • Stir together fruit, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large heavy-bottomed pot. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mashing fruit with a potato masher. Add lemon juice; continue to boil, stirring frequently, until bubbles slow, chunks of fruit show at top, and mixture clings to a spoon but falls off in clumps, 10 to 12 minutes. Skim foam from top.
  • Ladle jam into clean containers, leaving 3/4 inch of headroom. Let cool completely. Cover, label, and refrigerate up to 1 month, or freeze up to 1 year.

OLD BACHELOR'S JAM



Old Bachelor's Jam image

Categories     Blackberry     Winter     Simmer     Boil

Yield makes 4 half-pint jars

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 pounds (about 7 cups) fresh blackberries
3 1/2 cups sugar
2 lemons, halved
2 pounds (about 7 cups) fresh raspberries
1/2 cup (4 ounces) kirsch or other cherry-flavored liqueur

Steps:

  • Bring blackberries, 1 3/4 cups sugar, and juice of 1 lemon to a simmer in a large pot. Cook until sugar dissolves and berries are soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Press a parchment round directly on surface of jam, and refrigerate overnight. Repeat with raspberries and remaining 1 3/4 cups sugar and juice of 1 lemon in another large pot.
  • Remove parchment rounds; bring each pot to a boil. Cook over medium-high heat until berries are slightly broken down and mixture is consistency of very loose jelly, about 12 minutes for blackberries and about 17 minutes for raspberries.
  • Divide blackberry jam among 4 half-pint glass jars, filling each halfway; top each with 1 tablespoon kirsch. Divide raspberry jam among jars; top each with 1 tablespoon kirsch.

OLD BACHELOR'S JAM AND BLACKBERRY TART



Old Bachelor's Jam and Blackberry Tart image

In the dead of winter, break out some Old Bachelor's Jam and enjoy it on a cornmeal crust for a taste of summer.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Pie & Tarts Recipes

Yield Makes one 10-inch tart

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 disk Cornmeal Pate Brisee
All-purpose flour, for surface
1/2 pint-size jar Old Bachelor's Jam, flavors stirred together (1 cup)
12 ounces blackberries (about 3 cups)
1/2 ounce sliced almonds (1/4 cup), toasted
1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out pate brisee to an 11-inch round (about 1/4 inch thick) on a floured surface. Press dough into bottom and up sides of a 10-inch springform pan. Trim edges to come 1 inch up sides of pan using a sharp paring knife. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • Prick tart shell all over with a fork. Bake until golden brown, about 25 minutes. Immediately spread jam into tart shell. Top with blackberries, and sprinkle with almonds. Bake for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

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