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This is a simple way to make jam - in your bread machine! Some machines have a specific jam-making setting so if your's has it follow those directions. Different machines work differently so you may have to play around with the settings. Ultimately you want the mixed jam ingredients to "bake" for one hour to set the pectin. If you use other fruits you may have to adjust the amounts used to account for different sweetness levels.
2 1/2 cups fresh raspberries
1 3/4 cup sugar
2 ounces liquid pectin
Chop the raspberries and combine with the sugar and pectin.
Place the ingredients in the bread pan and place pan in bread machine.
Select basic setting (if your machine has a jam setting then follow the manufacturer's instructions).
Start the machine and let mix for 6 minutes. Stop the machine and switch to the bake cycle (consult your machine's instruction book if needed) and "bake" for one hour.
Carefully remove the bread pan from the unit (it will be hot) and let cool for 45 minutes. Pour the jam into jars with lids and store in the refrigerator.
You can use this same recipe with strawberries or blueberries, just adjust the sugar to fruit ratio as needed.
What's the secret ingredient in these cakes? Pudding mix. It not only adds flavor but it gives the cake a richer, creamier texture. No one will know your secret ingredient!
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reviews & comments
April 20, 2020
My liquid pectin came in a 3oz package and since someone else had said theirs came out runny, I used all 3 ozs of it. I used 2 1/2 cups of blackberries and 1 3/4 cups sugar. The jam was solid and delicious.
June 7, 2008
I followed the directions exactly as they are written. The jam was too sweet and was too thin. I used strawberries instead of rasberries. Maybe that was the difference. I think I will try it again with rasberries. As for the batch I have already made I am going to use it on pancakes.