Jelly Jamming and Jalapeños
Bread Machines are not just
for bread!
3½ cups fresh berries, such
as strawberries, blueberries, cranberries (shown above) slightly crushed but not mashed.
*Sidenote: All of the berries work well. I want to try finely chopped jalapeños - let me know how it works if you do!
1- 2 oz. pkg. powdered
pectin
3 tbsp. lemon juice
1 cup sugar
Put all ingredients in the
bread machine and press the jam cycle. Pour hot jam into freezer safe
containers, leaving ½” at top. Cover tightly to store in freezer or
refrigerator. Jam will thicken upon cooling.
Food for Thought:
Fun Facts about Jalapeños
- Cooking reduces the heat of jalapeño peppers. While it would be rare to eat a whole jalapeño pepper, sliced and diced jalapeños make a spicy addition to tomato and mango salsas, nachos, black and pinto beans and corn-based dishes.
- If you like your food hot, leave more of the inner white membrane on the chopped pepper, as that is where most of the capsaicin is concentrated. You can also roast jalapeños and other chili peppers, for a smokey flavor.
- Jalapeños are mostly available green, turning red as they mature. Only 4 calories in one pepper.
- Like other peppers, jalapeños are a rich source of vitamin C, with almost 17 milligrams in a small pepper. That is equal to 18 percent of the recommended daily allowance for men and 23 percent for women.
- Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps prevent damage from free radicals, rogue molecules that can cause cell damage in your body.
- Jalapeños also supply a good amount of vitamin A, which supports skin and eye health.
Welcome to the 2018 A-Z
Blogging challenge. This will be my
fourth year. Every year I take on the challenge with hopes of disciplining
myself to keep writing throughout the year as much, if not more than just
through the monthly challenge. (It certainly is a challenge.) Some years are better than others. Some I just lose track of time. This year I have decided to put my favorite
hobbies together. A recipe that is tried and true as well as some thoughtful
insight. Please note some of these recipes
have been shared before, however they have gone through years of testing and
this is the perfected recipe. I really
hope one of my recipes or “Food for Thought” inspires you to do something
great. Enjoy the read and the photos,
try the recipe, share your thoughts or comments, and most of all, have FUN with
the challenge this month!
Cheers,
