Name: Rosy quince & cranberry jelly
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 3-4 standard jam jars
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 large quinces roughly chopped; 450g Bramley apples roughly chopped – don’t worry about coring; 450g fresh or frozen cranberries; 1kg bag preserving sugar (not with added pectin); 1 tsp rosewater; a few small, fresh bay leaves to decorate the jars (optional)

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Rosy quince & cranberry jelly

Rosy quince & cranberry jelly

Sarah Cook

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Makes 3-4 standard jam jars

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Prep: 30 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 30 mins - 1 hr and 45 mins

plus overnight straining

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This tangy jelly makes a fantastic accompaniment to your Christmas roast turkey, pork pie, ham or cheeseboard - or a gorgeous gift

Gluten-free

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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4 large quinces

roughly chopped
450g Bramley apples

roughly chopped – don’t worry about coring
450g fresh or frozen cranberries
1kg bag preserving sugar

(not with added pectin)
1 tsp rosewater
a few small, fresh bay leaves

to decorate the jars (optional)

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Nutrition: per tbsp

kcal46
fat0g

low
saturates0g
carbs11g
sugars11g
fibre0g
protein0g
salt0g

Method

step 1

Put the quinces, apples and cranberries in a large pan. Cover with water and bring to the boil, then turn down the heat and cook more gently for about 1 hr until the fruit is really soft.
step 2

Hang a jelly bag over a large mixing bowl, tip the fruit in and let it drip overnight – don’t be tempted to squeeze the bag, or the pulp will come through and your jelly will be murky.
step 3

The next day, measure the amount of juice you have and, for every 1ml of liquid, match with grams of the sugar (so for 500ml you’d need 500g sugar). Tip both into a preserving pan, or large pan, and bring slowly to the boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat once the sugar has gone and boil until it reaches 110C on a sugar thermometer.
step 4

Skim any scum off the surface of the liquid, then stir in the rosewater. Ladle into sterilised jars (see below left), adding a bay leaf to each one, if you like, and cover with lids – or wax discs, cellophane and elastic bands.

RECIPE TIPS

STERILISING YOUR JARS

Once your jelly is on the go, heat the oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 4 and wash your jars in hot soapy water. Stand upside down, still wet, on a baking tray and leave in the oven for 10-15 mins, then fill while still warm.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2014

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