Best Orange Blueberry Marmalade Recipes

ORANGE-BLUEBERRY MARMALADE

Steps:

• Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest of the oranges and lemons. Cut the zest pieces into thin slices, then finely chop or grind and set aside. Peel the remaining white part of the peel from the fruit and discard. Chop the fruit pulp, reserving any juice and set aside. Place the zest and 1 1/2 cups water in a medium saucepan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the reserved fruit pulp and juice, cover and simmer on low heat for an additional 7 minutes. Add the blueberries and simmer for 3 more minutes. Stir the sugar into the fruit in the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a full rolling boil and cook exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the pectin. Remove from the heat and skim off any foam with metal spoon. Serve at room temperature.

ORANGE MARMALADE BLUEBERRY BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, orange zest, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Whisk the egg, orange juice and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries and 1/2 cup marmalade. , Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Spoon remaining marmalade over top.

BLACK PEPPER BISCUITS WITH ORANGE-BLUEBERRY MARMALADE

Steps:

• For the jam: Using a vegetable peeler remove the zest of the oranges and lemons. Cut the zest pieces into thin slices, then finely chop or grind and set aside. Peel and discard remaining white part of the peel from fruit. Chop fruit pulp, reserving any juice and set aside. Place the peels, water and baking soda in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the reserved fruit and juice and cover. Simmer an additional 10 minutes. Stir the 6 cups sugar into the prepared fruit in the saucepan. Add the butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil on high heat stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Return to a boil and boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Remove from heat and skim off any foam with metal spoon. Toss the blueberries with honey. Place into a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for 1 minute. Scoop out blueberries and add to marmalade. Reduce liquid to a syrup and stir into the finished marmalade. Serve at room temperature.
• For the biscuits: Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Using a dough cutter, combine until ingredients are incorporated. Scatter the cold butter pieces over the top of the flour mixture and continue to combine until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add the buttermilk and pulse until the mixture just begins to come together. Scrape the dough onto a lightly flour counter. Pat the dough into a 10 by 12-inch rectangle about 3/4-inch thick. Use a 3-inch round cutter to cut out biscuits. Press together the scraps of dough, and repeat process. Place the biscuits on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper; brush the tops with cream and sprinkle with black pepper. Bake the biscuits for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Remove from the oven and brush the tops with melted butter.

ORANGE-BLUEBERRY MARMALADE

Steps:

• 1. Using a fruit peeler remove the zest of the oranges and lemons. Cut the zest pieces into thin slices, then finely chop or grind and set aside. Peel and discard remaining white part of the peel from fruit. Chop fruit pulp, reserving any juice and set aside. Place the peels, water and baking soda in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the reserved fruit and juice and cover. Simmer additional 10 minutes.
• 2. Stir the 6 cups sugar into the prepared fruit in the saucepan. Add the butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil on high heat sirring constantly. Stir in pectin. Return to a boil and boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and skin off any foam with a metal spoon.
• 3. Toss the blueberries with honey. Place into a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for 1 minute. Scoop out blueberries and add to jam. Reduce liquid to a syrup and stir into the finished marmalade. Serve at room temperature.
• 4. For the Black Pepper Biscuits - Check out my recipe for them.

ORANGE-LEMON-BLUEBERRY MARMALADE (BOBBY FLAY)

Steps:

• Prep the oranges and lemons (will give you about 6 cups prepared fruit). Using a vegetable peeler remove the zest of the oranges and lemons. Cut the zest pieces into thin slices, then finely chop or grind and set aside. Peel and discard remaining white part of the peel from fruit. Chop fruit pulp, reserving any juice and set aside.
• Place the peels, water and baking soda in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the reserved fruit and juice and cover. Simmer an additional 10 minutes.
• Stir the 6 cups sugar into the prepared fruit in the saucepan. Add the butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil on high heat stirring constantly.
• Stir in pectin. Return to a boil and boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in the 1/4 cup sugar. Remove from heat and skim off any foam with metal spoon. [Please note that I am guessing that this is where the additional sugar is added in; the original recipe repeated the stir in pectin instruction.].
• Toss the blueberries with honey. Place into a small saucepan and cook over medium heat for 1 minute.
• Scoop out blueberries and add to marmalade.
• Reduce liquid to a syrup and stir into the finished marmalade. Serve at room temperature.