All of us, of course, remember the delicious aroma of a rose. It is an insanely beautiful and graceful flower. However, we love it not only for its wonderful aroma and appearance, but also for the many useful properties that this flower possesses. Essential oil of rose is used in cosmetology and aromatherapy. And in the cooking of it you can cook just a fabulous jam. What kind of roses are jam made from? For him, not all sorts of flowers will suit, but only a tea rose of red or pink color. But the collection of petals for jam is desirable only in the morning.
The recipe for jam from rose №1
Ingredients:
- rose petals - 300 pcs .;
- sugar - 700 g;
- water - 1 item;
- citric acid - to taste.
Preparation
Let's look at one of the ways how to make jam from roses. So, take the petals, wash them and cut off the white part, as it will give tartness to the future jam. Then add them to a bowl and pour 350 grams of granulated sugar. Add citric acid, previously diluted in boiled water. Now put this mass in a cool place and leave it for about six hours. The second half of the sugar is poured into a ladle, mixed with a glass of warm water and put on a weak fire. Bring the mixture to the boil, stirring constantly with a spoon. Prepared sweet syrup pour the petals of roses and set to cook on a lazy fire. Ready homemade jam is transferred to pre-prepared and sterile jars, rolled up with lids and put it upside down to cool. We store it in a cellar or a refrigerator.
Simple jam from roses
Ingredients:
- petals of tea roses - 200 g;
- granulated sugar - 150 g.
Preparation
We put the rose petals in a colander and rinse with running water. Then leave to drain for a while, and then transfer it to an enamel saucepan or deep bowl. We fall asleep petals with sugar and thoroughly knead with hands until they start to allocate juice. Next, we pack the petals into clean jars, turn them in lids and put them into the refrigerator.
The recipe of jam from rose №2
Ingredients:
- rose petals - 100 g;
- boiled water - 2 items;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg;
- lemon juice - to taste.
Preparation
Pink petals are washed under cold water, and then blanch them for about 5 minutes in boiling water. Now we are preparing syrup: mix sugar with water. If desired, add lemon juice to it and mix it well. The juice of the lemon will give a slightly subtle but very delicate sour taste from the rose. Now, the petals of the rose are immersed in syrup and cooked until a uniform thick consistency is obtained. We put it in a pialoque, we cool it and serve it for tea.
If you want your jam from the rose petals to turn out more delicious and fragrant, then pre-fill them with sugar and soak for 3 hours. During this time, the petals will be allowed a little juice and perfectly soaked with sugar.
The recipe of jam from rose №3
Ingredients:
- granulated sugar - 100 g;
- petals of red roses - 100 g.
For syrup:
- water - 200 ml;
- granulated sugar - 500 ml.
Preparation
Petals of roses are mixed in equal proportions with sugar, and then we rub everything in a mortar with the help of a pistil. Next, we prepare sugar syrup: pour water in a saucepan, put it on the fire and gradually pour sugar, stirring constantly. Then we pour into it a gruel made of sugar and rose and cook the jam from the red petals to the full readiness in one step.
Then we shift the delicacy to clean cans, close the lids and store it in the refrigerator. You can serve jam from a rose as a dessert for tea, but you can also use it as a filling for preparing cakes and rolls.
Lovers of this unusual delicacy will also have to taste jam from sea-buckthorn and jam from apples , which can be prepared according to simple recipes.