We moved to a new house and lo and behold there are three plum trees and an apple tree on the property! Since the plums are ripening, I was able to pick enough for a batch of jam.
I found a recipe for a chipolte pepper and plum jam but the commissary doesn't carry the canned chipotles any more so I modified it with four jalapenos.
The recipe is
8 cups of pitted plums
6 cups sugar
4 minced jalapenos seeds removed
1 orange zested and chopped minus the pith and rind.
(Original recipe was 4 chipotles in adobo, no seeds, and 1Tbsp adobo)
I boiled the mix until it hit 218F and started to gel and then transferred the jam into sterilized pint jars.
My three year old likes it so I guess its good :)
I think it will go well with this cheese I smoked also.
Lessons learned:
Don't make jam in flip flops
Use a long handled wooden spoon
218F jam is really HOT and burns on exposed skin ;)
Wear an oven mitt when stirring
Thanks for looking!
I found a recipe for a chipolte pepper and plum jam but the commissary doesn't carry the canned chipotles any more so I modified it with four jalapenos.
The recipe is
8 cups of pitted plums
6 cups sugar
4 minced jalapenos seeds removed
1 orange zested and chopped minus the pith and rind.
(Original recipe was 4 chipotles in adobo, no seeds, and 1Tbsp adobo)
I boiled the mix until it hit 218F and started to gel and then transferred the jam into sterilized pint jars.
My three year old likes it so I guess its good :)
I think it will go well with this cheese I smoked also.
Lessons learned:
Don't make jam in flip flops
Use a long handled wooden spoon
218F jam is really HOT and burns on exposed skin ;)
Wear an oven mitt when stirring
Thanks for looking!