Description
Luscious quince jelly brings Mediterranean sunshine to your kitchen, capturing sweet-tart essence of autumn’s golden fruit. Homemade preserve promises delightful spread for morning toast or elegant cheese pairings you’ll savor with each delectable spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruit:
- 2 pounds (907 grams) quinces
Liquid:
- 1 lemon (juice only)
- Water to cover
Sweetener:
- 1 pound (454 grams) white granulated sugar per 1 pint (473 milliliters) of juice
Instructions
- Thoroughly cleanse quinces and roughly slice into manageable chunks.
- Transfer chopped quinces into a large cooking pot, completely submerge with fresh water, and gently simmer for approximately 45 minutes until fruits become exceptionally tender.
- Position a muslin cloth or specialized jelly strainer over a clean container and carefully transfer cooked quinces, allowing liquid to drip slowly through overnight without pressing or squeezing the fruit.
- Precisely measure extracted juice volume and calculate corresponding sugar quantity, maintaining the traditional ratio of 1 pound sugar per 1 pint juice.
- Incorporate fresh lemon juice into the extracted liquid for enhanced flavor and pectin activation.
- Apply gentle heat, stirring consistently until sugar completely dissolves, then incrementally increase temperature to trigger rapid boiling.
- Continue boiling, monitoring closely and performing occasional wrinkle test to determine precise setting point of the jelly.
- Remove any accumulated foam from surface during cooking process; optionally add a small amount of butter to minimize foam formation and enhance smoothness.
- Carefully decant molten jelly into thoroughly sterilized glass containers, ensuring secure sealing while mixture remains hot.
- Once cooled, affix descriptive labels and store in a consistently cool, dark environment to preserve quality and extend preservation duration.
Notes
- Strain the juice thoroughly to ensure a crystal-clear jelly with no fruit pulp, preventing cloudiness.
- Add a pinch of pectin if quinces are less ripe, guaranteeing a perfect gel-like consistency.
- Use a candy thermometer for precise setting point measurement, avoiding over or under-cooking.
- Experiment with adding a splash of vanilla or cinnamon during cooking for an aromatic twist on traditional quince jelly.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 252
- Sugar: 63 g
- Sodium: 2 mg
- Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 66 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg