Forum Strawberry Jam
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I made jam for the first time last week and I also used the Hungry Hungry Hippies recipe and I love it!
Im new to the thermie world and would never had made jam before now. Won't be buying strawberry jam again , homemade all the way!
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I have just made the Strawberry Jam recipe and have very runny jam even after cooking it longer than stated. Just looking for answers and came across this forum. I notice that you have used apples in your recipe and I think that is the missing link - that is pectin is missing in the original recipe. Those lucky enough to get the original to set must have used fruit with the right amount of pectin in it. Thanks for putting me on the right track.
I may try to rescue what I have made by added some jam setter. Just hope it is not too late!
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I have heard other people comment that the jam in the edc was a bit runny.
i used this recipe last week and it was very easy and delicious,
ive only had my machine 2 weeks, and this was my first jam attempt. I was very pleased!
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I made strawberry jam this morning and it turned out great, nice and thick. I found the recipe on Hungry hippies and have pasted a copy below. I use steamer on top to stop splatter.
DEC18Homemade: Best Strawberry Jam EverPosted on December 18, 2012 by Hungry Hungry HippiesStandard
I’ve tried making strawberry jam in the thermomix a few times now using the EDC recipe, but despite all my efforts and even adding extra cooking time, I don’t seem to be able to get a nice thick jam. I make a delicious strawberry sauce, but a very runny jam. Just recently my friend A mentioned she tried Tenina’s recipe for Strawberry and Vanilla Jam, and that it worked out perfectly. I tried it myself on the weekend and oh my goodness it was amazing. Thick, jammy jam, but not sickly sweet and very quick and easy to make. I made 3 batches and the recipe worked every time. I also did one batch and increased the ingredients and cooking time as below, plus a few tweaks to the method, and it still worked out beautifully. The original recipe makes about 600g of jam, and the revision below makes about 900g.
Ingredients
600g strawberries (fresh or frozen)300g sugar1 and 1/2 green apples, pips removed and sliced with skin onVanilla seeds scraped from 1 vanilla bean
Method
Place all ingredients in TMX and cook on Varoma, 55 min, Sp 1 with simmering basket on top of lid instead of MCCheck the consistency of the jam by placing a spoonful of jam on a cold plate; if it wrinkles when pushed the jam is readyIf not cooked, cook on Varoma for a further 10 min, Sp 1 and check again. Repeat until desired consistency is reachedPlace MC in lid and blitz 10 sec, Sp 9Spoon into sterilised jars and seal while hot
Sterilising Jars
Recycle used jars or buy new glass jars for your preserve. Wash the jars and lids thoroughly in hot soapy water, rinse well and air dry. Alternately wash them in the dishwasher. Then place clean jars on a clean tray in the oven at 100C and allow to dry out for 15 min. Pour hot jam into hot, sterilised jars and seal with lids immediately. As the jam and jar cools the lid will be pulled in to form a seal. The lid of the jar will ‘pop’ when opened. You can also purchase plastic film seals for your jars that go over the jar before the lid is put on. I’m sure you can buy them elsewhere but I get these ones from Coles ($1.83 for a 24 pack). They are handy if your jars have been reused numerous times and the lids are getting worn.
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Oooooo I didnt think of Chia seeds
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put gelatin in. I had to as mine wouldnt set