August 18, 2009

Make Your Own Strawberry Jam (Bread Machine Style)

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For those of you who don’t know, I LOVE my bread machine! Did you know that in addition to yummy, healthy bread, you can also make your very own jam?!?!?!? Yes, I am trying to convince you that you NEED to get a bread machine. Believe it or not, I have found most, if not all of mine at either garage sales or thrift stores, paying about $10 on average for each. So, if you aren’t convinced yet, take a look at the pic below of the strawberry jam we made. What I love about it is that I can control how much sugar is in it and there are no preservatives!!! Can’t beat that!!! So, if you are interested in giving it a try, here is the recipe directly from one of my bread machine manuals.

For Strawberry, Blackberry, or Raspberry Jam:
2 cups of fresh or frozen (thawed) fruit
3 1/4 cups of sugar
(no I’m not kidding…only two ingredients!!!)

Wash fruit and remove the stems. Mash up the fruit. Do not puree it because it is jam so it should have bits of fruit in it. I used a potato masher to do this. Next, measure out 2 cups of mashed berries. (Be sure to measure AFTER mashing them…not before.) Put mashed berries and sugar into the bread machine. I have gotten to where I can make this recipe using just 2 3/4 cups of sugar and we still like it. It is plenty sweet for us. But, using less sugar does make the jam thinner. So, be sure to experiment if you are planning on adjusting the amount of sugar. I will probably try using 2 1/2 cups of sugar next time to see how it goes. Once in the pan, select the jam cycle and let the machine do its work. After it is done, I freeze the jam until we are ready to use it. Yes, it is that easy!!!!

Oh, I have also made raspberry jam and it was delicious as well. However, the kids didn’t care so much for all the little seeds getting stuck in their teeth.

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http://www.blogger.com/profile/17071661413559588422 Lisa@BlessedwithGrace

Wishing I had a bread machine, right now. Thanks for joining us at TMTT, today.
http://www.blogger.com/profile/08545842784272811865 Meal Planning with Connie

This sounds great! Unfortunately, I donated my bread machine to the Salvation Army a few months back, as I hadn’t used it in years. Kind of wishing I had it back now…
http://www.marvelousrecipes.net/ Emily @ Marvelous Recipes

Wow, I guess I really do need that bread machine I’ve been putting off buying! Thanks for sharing this so easy recipe with us!
Anonymous

I you want to use less sugar you can grab some liquid pectin at the mega-mart and make any of the freezer jam recipes on the little booklet in the box in the bread machine.
David Myers

Mama Jenn, I have a bread machine and I cannot WAIT to try this! I didn’t realize it was this easy–thanks so much for posting!
Stacyajones

Do you have a problem with it overflowing from the boiling and getting the bottom of your bread machine a mess???
http://www.mama-jenn.blogspot.com/ Mama Jenn

I do if I don’t follow the measurements exactly. I had that to happen once (can’t remember if I tried to double or half the recipe). Ever since then, I have not had any problems…as long as I still with the exact measurements.
Theresa Long

So how do I freeze it? can I freeze it in a glass jar?
http://www.mama-jenn.blogspot.com/ Mama Jenn

I do freeze it in glass jars. I just make sure to NOT fill the jar all the way to the top so that I can allow for expansion as it sets in the freezer…and to avoid a broken glass jar! I leave about an inch at the top. Hope that helps!