Apple jam with lemon and orange zest

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make jam with apples and lemon? Prepare all ingredients. You can take any apples, sour or sweet, soft or hard. Wash all the fruits well and dry them.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel the apples.

3. Step 3:

   

   Cut the apples into slices and remove the core with the bones and tails. You can, if desired, cut the fruit even smaller.

4. Step 4:

   

   Put the sliced apples in a wide basin, sprinkle with sugar and shake well so that each slice is covered with sugar. Cover the basin with a towel or lid and leave for two days in a dark and cool place. During this time, periodically check the apples and mix them. We need them to give plenty of juice. If it happened earlier than two days, proceed to the next step.

5. Step 5:

   

   Apples were given juice two days later and turned dark, this is normal.

6. Step 6:

   

   From the washed lemon, grate the zest on a fine grater. We will need 1 tablespoon of zest.

8. Step 7:

   

   From the washed orange, also grate the zest. It will take 2 tablespoons.

9. Step 8:

   

   Put the bowl of apples on the stove, bring to a boil. Then turn down the heat and cook for 10 minutes, stirring and removing the foam if necessary.

10. Step 9:

    

    5 minutes before the end of cooking, pour the lemon and orange zest into the jam, mix.

11. Step 10:

    

    Even hot jam can be rolled into jars. To do this, first sterilize the jars in any way convenient for you. And boil the lids in water for about 7-10 minutes.

12. Step 11:

    

    Such apple jam is ideal both as a filling for pies and as an additive to tea.