Sweet Blueberry Jam and Jelly with Pectin for Winter

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   Buy and sort through the blueberries you need to make this tasty homemade jam and jelly. Put half a kilogram of sugar into a pot and another half into a saucepan — heavy-bottomed pans work best.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pour 125 ml of water into the pot and 125 ml into the saucepan. Set aside 2 tablespoons of sugar in a separate bowl.

3. Step 3:

   

   Set the stove to just above medium, put both pans on, and cook the syrup, stirring the sugar with a wooden spoon.

4. Step 4:

   

   Add the pectin gelling powder (Gelfix) to the bowl with the reserved 2 tablespoons of sugar and mix well — that's the thickener for the jelly.

5. Step 5:

   

   Carefully add half a kilogram of blueberries to each pan of boiling syrup, bring back to a boil, stir, and lower the heat.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add the sugar-and-pectin mixture to the pot of blueberries (this one becomes the jelly), stir thoroughly, and cook for 3 more minutes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Take the pot of thick jelly off the heat — it keeps the maximum of the berries' vitamins and nutrients.

8. Step 8:

   

   Bring the berries in the saucepan (the jam) back to a boil once more, then stir well, lower the heat, and cook the jam for exactly 20 minutes.

9. Step 9:

   

   Stir the hot jelly well, then carefully pour it through a funnel into sterilized jars, right to the top, and close them with clean sterilized lids.

10. Step 10:

    

    Stir the hot jam well too, then pour it through a funnel into sterilized jars, right to the top, and close with clean sterilized lids.

11. Step 11:

    

    Turn the jars of jelly and jam upside down and set them aside to cool. Keep turning them over for a few hours so the berries settle evenly and don't all rise to the top.

12. Step 12:

    

    Cooking together, cooking simply, making the most delicious dishes at home from everyday ingredients — enjoy!