Hedgerow Fruit Jellies - Great sweets for Christmas gifts
Every year I buy boxes of fruit jellies at Christmas time. This year, I wanted something more personal and healthy.
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Elderflower, Sloe, Blackthorn, Sea Buckthorn
Ingredients
70g Sea Buckthorn berries
70g Blackberries
70g Elderberries
70g Sloes
2 large Bramley Apples, peeled cored and chopped
300g Granulated Sugar + extra for dusting
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 heaped tsp pectin powder
Method
Remove stalks from 70g each: sea buckthorn berries, blackberries, elderberries, sloes. Wash berries. Put in pan with 2 large peeled chopped Bramley apples, 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tbsp sugar. Cook 25 mins until soft. Push through sieve - about 400ml pulp. Cool. In a dry bowl mix 300g granulated sugar and 3 heaped tsp pectin powder. Add cooled fruit pulp, whisk, heat to boil whisking constantly. Boil briefly, pour into lined tray. Set completely cold, cut into squares and coat in granulated sugar.