Apple Pie Jam

This jam is the perfect topping for simply close anything; it is real versatile together with delicious.

Apple pie jam is very economical  to brand together with it is simply unique enough that it makes a keen gift for co-workers, church building friends, babysitters, etc. (any fourth dimension you lot involve a pocket-size gift from the see for friend).

 

It actually does gustatory modality simply similar an apple tree pie!!

APPLE PIE JAM

6 cups diced granny smith apples (6 or seven apples)

1/2 loving cup apple tree juice  (you tin give the axe purpose H2O inwards a pinch)

1/2 teaspoon butter

3 cups granulated sugar

2 cups brownish sugar

3/4 teaspoon soil cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon soil nutmeg (freshly soil is best)

(1) pocket-size box (1¾ oz.) Sure-Jell Premium powdered pectin

Dice the apples, thus set them inwards the nutrient processor for simply a (very) few pulses. You don't desire the pieces likewise small.

Cook the apples, apple tree juice together with butter (in a large heavy pot alongside tall sides) over depression estrus until the apples are soft but non mushy.

Stir inwards powdered pectin together with convey to a total rolling boil (one that does non halt boiling when you lot stir it); stir constantly.

When it comes to a total rolling boil, add together the sugars, cinnamon together with nutmeg. Stir good together with convey dorsum to closed to other total rolling boil.  Keep it at a total rolling boil (while stirring) for just i minute, no longer.

Remove from estrus together with skim off whatsoever foam from the surface of the jam(if in that place is any). Pour the jam into HOT create clean jars, leaving 1/4" caput space. Wipe the rims of the jars alongside a CLEAN moisture stuff together with set on the 2 slice lids (hand tighten). 

Process inwards a hot H2O bath:  one-half pints for 10 minutes; pints for xv minutes.  This recipe makes (7) one-half pint jars.

 

NOTE: As (with a lot of jams that conduct maintain chunks of fruit), if you lot aren't careful, the fruit volition "float" inwards the offend together with it won't endure evenly distributed throughout the jam. It doesn't modify the gustatory modality at all, but it isn't "picture perfect" for gift giving either.

To avoid that:  After you lot accept the cooked jam off of the estrus for the concluding time, Sit it on a towel or a pot holder thus that the pan stays every bit hot every bit possible. Let  the hot jam sit down inwards the hot p an for 5 minutes before you lot set it inwards the HOT jars. Stir the hot jam every lx seconds or thus alongside a CLEAN spoon. After the 5 minutes is up, set the jam inwards the hot jars together with drib dead along alongside the same directions.  This fiddling fox volition halt the fruit bits from floating to the top.