Everyone loves jam, even those who think they don’t like sweets at all. After all, berries, fruits, and even vegetables plus sugar give as a result the most natural and most delicious product. Although now the time has become so fast that even jam can be cooked in a few minutes if you use "Quittin". The method of application of this nutritional supplement made cooking delicious goodies fast.
Jam variations
Few people think that jam is not the only product obtained by cooking sugar of plant gifts of nature. There is jam, jam, jam, jelly, marmalade, and how many more names of berry-fruit yummies, cooked with sugar and without! This product thickens due to sugar and pectin, a gelling component present in berries and fruits.
Jam and Jam
The thickest of the varieties of sweet preparations - jam and jam. To get such a dish, berries, fruits or vegetables from which it is prepared, you need to boil for a very long time over low heat. This process is not complicated, but rather boring - regular stirring of the mass so that it does not burn, turning the heating on and off in a certain order, if necessary by prescription, take away a lot of free time. But then the result always pays off.
Jams and jams are the most reliable preparations, they will not turn sour and will not ferment during storage, such a product does not flow, and therefore they are used to make cakes and pies. With the appearance on the shelves of stores of the special product "Quittin", the method of application of which contributes to the thickening of the mass, the process of cooking sweets began to go much faster.
"Quittin" - summer-autumn assistant
Summer and autumn - it's time for all sorts of different goodies, including sweet preparations for the winter. Jam, marmalade, marmalade or marmalade are cooked by many housewives from a wide variety of berries and fruits. It is good when such work is not in vain - the workpiece turns out to be tasty, fragrant, worthy of consistency, is stored for a long time, and pleases with home reminders of summer all winter and the next spring.
For many, such blanks have one problem - they turn out to be too liquid, or they need to be boiled for a large number of hours to get thick jam or jam. And in order to make marmalade, you have to stand at the stove almost a day. But many housewives have found a way to speed up the process of cooking jam and get a thick jam or jam. The special additive “Quittin” for jam helps in this. How to use such an assistant? Very simple. The contents of the bag are added to the prepared product to thicken it.
Why and for what?
In many stores in the departments of bakery products and blanks you can see bright yellow bags with the inscription “Quittin for jam.” The method of using this additive is primitive - one bag of this product is added to the prepared mass of berries or fruits and granulated sugar.
Why does “Quittin” help to make high-quality jam or jam with jam? Because its main component is pectin. This substance, which plays an important role for all plants, is formative, supports turgor and the ability to maintain resistance to drought for a long time. Pectin is extracted from plants and used in many areas of human life - from cooking jam or jam to medicine and cosmetics.
2 kilos of jam?
Quittin jam additive, the application method of which is very, very simple, is produced by the world famous company Haas, which began conquering all the cuisines of Austria and then Europe in 1850. This company produces a huge number of cooking assistants and all those who like to cook. Quittin is one such supplement. Its structure includes:
- pectin (E440);
- glucose;
- lactose;
- citric acid (E 330) as a regulator of acidity;
- powdered sugar.
All these components complement each other so that the jam or jam turns out to be tasty, without extraneous odors and taste, this is the peculiarity of the Quittin additive. The method of application from the manufacturer is as follows: for 1 kilogram of fruit or berries, take 1 kilogram of granulated sugar and 1 bag of gelling powder. If the berries are liquid, for example, cherries or cherries, strawberries, then for the density of jam, it is necessary to take 1.2 kilograms of granulated sugar and 2 packets of gelling additive per 1 kilogram of raw material.
The algorithm for cooking jam or jam from the Haas company is as follows:
- wash raw materials, remove bones, cores, peduncles, damaged places;
- to weigh;
- grind in a puree with a blender or rubbing through a sieve;
- in a flat container, mix the resulting mashed potatoes and the required number of Quittin sachets;
- add lemon juice if desired, it will add density to the product;
- bring to a boil, stirring constantly;
- add all the put sugar and mix;
- bring the mass to a boil again, reduce the fire;
- cook for 5 minutes with constant stirring;
- pour hot jam into prepared jars and roll up or close tightly.
According to the reviews of many housewives who used this supplement, the jam is no worse than usual, and a lot of time is saved on its preparation. Although there are negative reviews. Many complain that “Quittin” quickly cakes in a lump and cannot be bought for future use, but it is not sold everywhere. Many note in the supplement "Quittin" the method of application is very simple and quick, you do not need to soak and dissolve for a long time, like gelatin. So, for the most part, reviews about the gelling additive for jam are quite favorable.
The use of products from the company "Haas" (Haas) allows you to save a huge amount of time and effort in preparing delicious and healthy dishes.