Elderberry Jam
600 g elderberries
300 g sugar
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1 bag vanilla sugar (10 g)
Place all the ingredients in a large pot and stir so that sugar can coat the berries. Cook until it boils and then continue to cook for another hour. Stir often. Remove from heat, let cool, then blend a bit with a hand blender. You don't want to puree the berries only to crush them. Return to the heat and continue to cook until it thickens (but it won't thick as much as a regular jam would). Cool completely and pour into clean jars.
Lovely composition of the first photo.
ReplyDeleteobožavam domaće džemove i često ih sama radim... ovakav još nisam probala, ali izgleda mi fantastično :)
ReplyDeleteLooks so good!
ReplyDeleteI love elderberry. I can't wait that the season starts here. Is the sugar that you use a gelling sugar or an all purpose sugar.
ReplyDelete@Josipa - I meni je ovo prvi put da jedem bobice zove. Vrlo, vrlo je ukusno. Jedino ih je neophodno zasladiti ako se jedu sveze.
ReplyDelete@Anja - I used plain white sugar. Here, there's no gelling sugar to buy. If you can find it, it would be better to use it as this jam was not to thick.
Hmmm..I dont think i've ever had an elderberry. Looks great. Do they taste like blueberries?
ReplyDeleteOvo ljeto sam prvi put probala bobice bazge ali kao sok. Jako jako fino. Onako malo me okusom podsjetilo na višnju. Ja nema gdje nabavit bazgu (ni cvijet ni bobice) ali ako ikad uspijem svakako ću isprobati recept. :)
ReplyDeleteprekrasne slike Marija:))
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos. The jam looks so deliciously rich and sweet.
ReplyDeleteBoy would I like to have a taste of that jam!!! It looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWow its made such a wonderful shiny jam. Love the deep dark colour.
ReplyDeleteHi,
ReplyDeletei just stumbled upon your blog today. I have never been exposed to serbian cooking so hope to learn some new things here.
Also, i have no idea where you get elderberry? I have never seen it. But the photo looks yum.
Thanks..
@pb - Hi, welcome :) Elder trees grow wild all around the countryside in Serbia. Mostly, we use flowers in bloom to make cordial but the berries are edible also.
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