This year I made a variation of my apple jelly for Christmas / Winter. It's nice to have something in the attic that tastes good and you can give away the outside to take the last glass on the shelf.
As I also promised a small draw or two in December, it is natural to produce little to it too.
The criterion was, it had to be something sweet, der would chili in – as a spice, not the main ingredient – and some of the spices that we usually call Christmas spices (Some of us use them pleasing all year).

This is more a process than a recipe – but here it is anyway, perhaps for inspiration, men måske især som huskeseddel til mig selv ;o)
Jeg startede med 12-13 kg æbler. Some eat apples, bought – when our old apple trees in the garden does not give more this year.
Frem med de store gryder og en plan om at koge æblerne af 4 omgange. I was wiser.
Jeg afmålte 4 gange mulled wine spices – dog minus chiliflager, men plus 3 velvoksne, fresh, red Habaneroer (unknown name). The chili chopped I froft.
Af 2 omgange kogte jeg i alt 6 kg af æblerne. De blev vasket og skåret i halvtykke skiver og kogt, hver portion med 2 gange krydderier og så meget vand at man lige kunne få øje på det nede i gryden sammen med æblerne. Cored, stems and flowers smoke in the pot – it gives all tastes.
Saften blev siet i saftposer, where it dripped a few hours – before it was poured into a large collection pan (15 liters) and put in the fridge.
Men – apple juice from the first two teams did not taste enough of apple. New idea had on the table.
Saften blev fordelt i to gryder og kogt ind til ca. to trdjedele – it was better. Afkøles på køkkenbord og på køl med den.
Nu var idéen så at koge resten af æblerne sammen med eventuelle krydderier til at justere smagen i rigtig retning.
It lacked acid and a little 'bottom’ in flavor. Hmmm.
De resterende 6-7 kg æbler blev delt i 3 portioner.
Første portion blev kogt med 10 usprøjtede citroner i tynde skiver (just washed before) and a grab full cinnamon sticks, 2 store spsk stødt kardemomme og 2 topspsk hele nelliker.
It helped the acid and kryddringen – but something was missing.
Næste hold blev kogt med 14 små usprøjtede appelsiner, washed and thinly sliced.
Uhm – it helped.
Sidste hold blev kogt med 10 appelsiner mere på samme måde. Well yes, and a single, delicious ripe pear which lay on the kitchen table. Pear juice tastes good – Could you do damage.
Now was the one who. Smagen was super. A little too tart, a little too spicy and too strong – perfect, since there will not come yet in sugar – which would smooth out the taste a little and thus balance the.
All the juice was chilled and waited until the next day when the gel had to be made.
Next day was to just season to taste again – og jeg valgte at under tilberedningen ville jeg tilsætte 1 lille toptsk vanillasukker, 1 lille toptsk stødt kanel og 1 lille toptsk Pul Biber (halvmilde chiliflager) pr. liter juice. As I said then done.
5 liter saft ad gangen i 8 liters gryden. Boil lagsomt up, tilsætte 5 breve gul Melatin (hvorfor klumper det altid lige, little no matter how well you touch?) – så 4 kg sukker (pr 5 liter saft) and extra spices. Experience the op that the minute, the source of heat, foamed, Atamon in and on glass. The tubes file allowed to stand open a handful of hours and then closed while they were lukewarm – men geléen var fint stivnet til en blød og lækker men let fast konsistens som er perfekt til brød.
Ready….og lidt stolt. Stort project.
The taste is just as I would like it. Yummy. Elsker når det lykkedes og det er lidt sjovt at smage til, indtil man lige rammer den smag man håber på.
