Tangerine jam

In many of us, tangerines are associated in the first honor with the New Year holidays, when these citrus fruits could be found in the house of every Soviet family. Nowadays, you can buy in stores not only fresh tangerines, as well as other products from this fruit. For example, tangerine jam, jam or confitur, as well as canned tangerines. As a rule, tangerines are used as ingredients in desserts, confectionery, pastries or fruit salads.

Tangerines or Citrus reticulata are in the genus Citrus. China is considered the birthplace of the tangerine tree. The fruits of the tangerine tree were brought to Europe only at the beginning of the 19th century. Currently, tangerine trees are cultivated on an industrial scale in Spain, Azerbaijan, Japan, Algeria, Morocco, France and Argentina. Tangerines are not delicious millet, but also incredibly healthy citrus fruit. The chemical composition of tangerine tree fruits is enriched with vitamins and useful biologically active compounds.

As a rule, tangerines are eaten fresh. In addition, canned tangerines or tangerine jam are used in confectionery production. Tangerine jam is most often used as a filling for homemade baking. You can serve tangerine jam for tea. Believe this delicacy will conquer any, even the most discerning guest. To make tangerine jam at home, you need about a kilogram of fresh fruit.

It is desirable to choose sweet varieties of mandarin in order not to use other sweeteners during the manufacture of the product. In addition to tangerines, you can add cinnamon or ginger to the jam, then you get a tasty and doubly healthy product. Tangerines are cleared of skins, with the exception of one. Then you need to cut tangerines and grind in a blender. Sugar, honey and a little lemon juice can be added to the resulting tangerine mass to taste.

Then you need to pour the fruit puree into a saucepan and heat over a medium heat for half an hour. Do not forget to constantly stir the tangerine mass, so the jam will acquire a more uniform consistency. Tangerine jam is served as a dessert with crackers, cookies or fresh pastries. In addition, tangerine jam is great for layering cakes or filling in curd desserts.

Tangerine jam will be a delicious and healthy treat that will appeal to your family and friends. The mandarin jam contains a sufficient amount of vitamins of group E, B and PP. In addition, the fruits of the tangerine tree contain a record amount of vitamin C. Tangerine jam is enriched with calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and iron.