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jams

Orange jam with ginger and vanilla

by Alice on February 22, 2011

Ingredients
6 sweet, organic oranges, cleaned
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
a 6 cm piece of fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped
400 g rice malt syrup
250 g muscovado sugar
Makes 4 small jars.


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, cooked, fruits, gluten-free, jams, sweet, tea time, winter

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Plum jam (with ginger and vanilla)

by Alice on September 8, 2010

Ingredients
2 kg extra ripe purple plums (I used the Italian variety), cleaned
1 cup (250 ml) filtered water
the juice of 1 lemon
100 g muscovado sugar
300 g rice malt syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla powder
2-3 cm long fresh ginger root, peeled and grated
Makes about 4 jars, 300 g each.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, jams, summer

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Strawberry jelly spread with cardamom

by Alice on May 21, 2010

Ingredients
350 g ripe strawberries, cleaned and coarsely puréed
150 g rice malt syrup
juice of half a lemon
half a teaspoon powdered cardamom
a few pinches of powdered vanilla
half a teaspoon agar agar powder, dissolved in 1 tablespoon filtered water
Makes about 1 jar.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, jams, snacks, spring, summer, sweet, tea time

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Pear, cinnamon, thyme jam

by Alice on October 10, 2009

Ingredients
1200 g peeled, cored and coarsely chopped, ripe pears
400 g rice malt syrup
juice of 1 lemon
half a teaspoon powdered cinnamon
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
Makes about 2 jars, 350 g each.
Directions
Put the pears in a large heavy-based saucepan. Add the malt syrup, lemon and cinnamon and toss until combined. Let the fruit marinate for 30-40 minutes [...]


Posted in: autumn, breakfast and brunch, cooked, jams, sweet

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Fig jam with almonds, lemon and rosemary

by Alice on September 24, 2009

Ingredients
16 fresh, ripe figs
100 ml natural mineral or filtered water
400 g rice malt syrup
6 tablespoons muscovado sugar
2 handfuls of almonds, peeled
2 teaspoons dried minced rosemary
zest of 2 lemons (organic), cut into ribbons using a potato peeler
Makes about 2 jars, 300 g each.

Directions

Wash the figs, trim them and divide each one into four wedges (lengthwise) and put them [...]


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, cooked, gluten-free, jams, summer, sweet

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Plum jam (with cloves)

by Alice on October 18, 2008

Ingredients
2 kg extra ripe purple plums (I used the Italian variety)
1 cup filtered water
the juice of 2 lemons
100 g muscovado sugar
300 g rice malt syrup
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
5 to 6 cloves (finely ground)
Makes about 4 jars, 300 g  each.


Posted in: breakfast and brunch, fruits, gluten-free, jams

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