fresh jam!

i made jam for the first time ever last friday. and i made it in my bread maker. but before i tell you how i did it, i want to first give a brief statement on gelatin...

gelatin is NOT what you use to make jam. you use pectin.

i used gelatin...

before i was gluten free, i was strictly gelatin free as well. things have changed, my friends. and one of the main reasons is because i have found that marshmallow fruit and cereal bars are a great snack for me during the day. you see, i can no longer eat many cereals, or pretzels, or crackers, or sundry other items that i would normally snack on. so i have found that these marshmallow fruit and cereal bars are generally healthy and a good tasting snack.

now back to jam and gelatin. i was at a different store than i normally go to. i could not, for the life of me, find pectin. i know what pectin looks like--i have purchased it before. i looked in the baking aisle, i looked with the jell-o, i looked with canning supplies. i did not find pectin. so i changed a normal jam recipe for the bread maker. AND I MADE DELICIOUS JAM!!! now, i will find pectin for future jam-making ventures, but for now, i am delightfully happy :)

here it is folks:


mango bread maker jam

2 pkgs unflavored gelatin
1 cup water
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 cup sugar
1 bag frozen mango from trader joe's (24 oz.)

1. dissolve gelatin in water in a bowl. add sugar and lemon juice.
2. dump into bread maker pan. add mango. snap into bread maker. find the JAM course and press START.
3. done, in 1 hour and 20 minutes :)

i put mine in a pretty jar that i had received fresh jam in not too long ago and put into the refrigerator. i heard that fresh bread maker jam needs to be consumed in 4 weeks or frozen. it made such a large amount that the rest is in the freezer. you should make some too! you'll love it!