Best Rainier Cherry Almond Preserves Food In Jars Recipes
CHERRY ALMOND PRESERVES
This recipe came from my mother-in-law. It's very old-fashioned-in fact, the friend who gave it to her used to cook it up on an old wood stove. With all the cherry orchards here in Bitterroot Valley, I make two batches of these preserves each summer. (I get the cherries from a nearby cannery by the gallons!) My family likes them on fresh bread, muffins, pancakes and even ice cream-the consistency's similar to a topping. I have to be careful, though, and ration the jars out or they'd be the first thing to disappear from the root cellar! Both my husband and I serve as 4-H leaders. We have three children-girls 16 and 14 and a son who's 12.
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 45m
Yield 11 half-pints.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a stockpot, bring cherries and water to a boil; boil 15 minutes. , Stir in sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Boil 4 minutes. Stir in pectin. Continue to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. , Remove from heat; skim off foam. Stir in extract. Ladle hot mixture into 11 hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight. , Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 2mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (26g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
DRIED CHERRY ALMOND MUFFINS
My friend, Biscuit, had sent me some lovely, dried, Mount Rainier cherries and I wanted to use them in a muffin. I found Mean Chef's Recipe #41601 here and used that as a jumping off point. As my cooking/baking is wont to do, the recipe morphed quite substantially from the original, but kept the basic integrity of Mean's recipe. The cherries are the star of the show here- plump and full of flavour. I wanted to add another 'flavour' to the muffin that would set off the cherries and thought of the almond paste in the cupboard, and that went in too. Ingredients were changed and adjusted here and there...I cut the sugar back to half a cup as I figured the fruit and almond paste would provide lots of added sweetness and, well, please try it. You will be pleased.
Provided by evelynathens
Categories Quick Breads
Time 45m
Yield 16-18 muffins
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F (175C). Line 2 muffin tins with muffin liners. I got 16 nicely-sized muffins out of this recipe. Half fill any empty muffin containers with water to distribute heat while baking.
- Toss the dried fruit and almond paste with the 2 tblsps of flour to coat. Set aside.
- Combine all the wet ingredients in a bowl and whisk to blend.
- Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk to combine and distribute well.
- Add wet ingredients to dry and stir to mix. Stir in dried fruit and almond paste. Do not overmix. You will have a very thick batter.
- Fill muffin tins to just above top of liner (easy to do as batter is so thick).
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden and test done with a toothpick.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.5, Fat 17.3, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 77.4, Sodium 410.3, Carbohydrate 36.4, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 13, Protein 6.4
STRAWBERRY AND RAINIER CHERRY JAM
I had a lot of Rainier cherries that needed to be used right away and some strawberries in the freezer that I thought would help them make a great jam - and it did! This jam is now one of my kids favorites! I used really sweet Strawberries, so if your strawberries aren't as sweet you might want to add more sugar. Prep time doesn't include direction 1 (time to thaw strawberries and pit cherries - I usually do that the night before).
Provided by Enjolinfam
Categories Strawberry
Time 55m
Yield 1/2 pint jars, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Thaw out frozen strawberries. Clean and pit cherries.
- Blend strawberries and cherries in a food processor.
- Pour mixture and lemon juice in 6-8 qt saucepan. Whisk in fruit pectin and sugar. Bring to a rolling boil over med-high heat, stirring constantly for about 20 or more minutes until jam is at desired thickness (though remember it will thicken up more once the jam cools).
- Ladle into prepared 1/2 pint jars, leaving 1/4" headspace.
- Lid jars and place into boiling canner. Boil jars for 10 minutes.
- Remove jars from boiler and let them cool for 24 hours for a good seal.
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