Rowan berries have been used in folk medicine since ancient times. These berries have choleretic and hemostatic properties, have a laxative effect and contain many vitamins. Rowan has a sweet and tart taste, it makes healthy jam and pastille.
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You will need
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- For pastilles
- oven-dried:
- 1 kg of rowan berries;
- 2 glasses of water;
- 1.5 kg of sugar.
- For pastilles
- air dried:
- 1 kg of rowan berries;
- 2 glasses of water;
- 1.2 kg of sugar.
Instruction manual
1
Wash the berries and place them in the freezer for two days to relieve them of excess bitterness. Put them on a baking sheet and place in the oven for two hours at a temperature of 100 ° C. During this time they will become soft.
2
Rub the baked mountain ash through a sieve and pour the hot sugar syrup into the berry puree. Put the container on a small fire and cook for an hour, constantly whipping the solution with a whisk. Cover the baking sheet with baking paper and pour boiled berry solution on it.
3
Dry the mountain ash pastille in the oven at a temperature of 70 ° C during the day. Periodically check the drying process, the candy should not overheat and caramelize. Cut the prepared pastille into slices and sprinkle with powdered sugar. It must be stored in a closed container in a cool place.
4
Mountain ash pastille can be prepared in a different way, drying it not in the oven, but in a natural way. To do this, transfer the berries aged in the cold into a refractory pan, tightly cover and send to bake in the oven at a temperature of 50 degrees for 5 hours. During this time, the berries will become soft. Put them in a basin and fill them with hot water so that it completely covers the mountain ash.
5
Boil the berries for half an hour over low heat with constant stirring. Wipe them through a sieve, add equal volume of sugar to the resulting mashed berry and cook on low heat until thickened. To prevent mashed potatoes from sticking, stir it constantly. The readiness of the pastille is determined by how easily it begins to separate from the bottom of the pelvis.
6
Moisten a porcelain dish with cold water and lay on it a berry mass in an even layer. Place the dish in a warm place for 3 days. Cut the prepared pastille into pieces and sprinkle it with icing sugar. Best of all, such a marshmallow retains its properties at a temperature of no higher than 10 ° C.
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