With the arrival of summer, everyone is waiting for a new harvest of apples. However, there are so many fruits that, having eaten enough and cut up the dried ones, the best solution comes - to prepare a compote for the winter from whole apples. The recipes are simple, except for apples, you need sugar and water. In one hour of work you can roll up a bucket of summer apples for the winter. Delicious homemade compote will be stored until the next harvest!
Secrets of making compote from whole apples for the winter
Compote from apples, which are placed entirely in a jar, can be prepared in two ways: without sterilizing containers with compote or with complete heat treatment.
Note! To prepare compote for the winter without sterilization, you should take medium-sized apples with loose pulp, otherwise they will remain hard.
The apple varieties most suitable for whole-fruit canning are Bely Naliv, Papirovka, Melba, Grushovka Moskovskaya, Barnaulskaya rannyaya, Dubrovinka, Zhebrovskoye, Kuznetsovskoye, Lidiya, Geneva Earley, Nezhenka.
If you need to get more drink, then the containers are filled with fruit by half or 1/3. If more fruits are needed in the twist, then they are placed in jars up to their shoulders.
Ingredients needed for the recipe
Apples in the preparation give off all their aroma, so for a simple compote you only need the fruits and sugar. For those who love the aroma of cinnamon, mint or rosemary, we can recommend adding small amounts of your favorite spices to the preserves.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
Summer apples cannot be stored for long. Within 2-3 weeks they reach the stage of over-ripening and begin to quickly deteriorate. For compote, you can take slightly overripe fruits, but without dark spots, wormholes and rot. The fruits are washed and left for a few minutes on a cloth to dry. If the fruits are very hard, then you can make 1-2 punctures with a toothpick near the stalk.
Preparing containers
Compote from whole fruits is prepared in three-liter jars. Containers are washed in a baking soda solution. If it is heavily soiled, use a brush. Then they are washed under running water and sterilized in a large saucepan with boiling water for 5-7 minutes. The lids are kept in hot water before rolling up the cans.
Cooking steps
Let's consider a recipe with heat treatment of filled jars. These fruits are a wonderful dessert to consume in winter.
Necessary products for 1 jar:
- medium-sized apples – 7-12 pieces;
- water - until the container is completely filled;
- sugar – 300 grams.
Fill the container with fruits. Boil water to prepare syrup. Pour hot syrup over the fruits, cover the jar with a lid and place in a pan of boiling water for sterilization. Wait for the syrup to boil inside the jars and set aside for 10 minutes. After this time, roll up the jars, turn them over to check the tightness, wrap them to preserve heat, and let them cool.
Recipe without sterilization - the same ingredients. Pour hot water into containers with fruits and leave for 15-20 minutes. Pour the water into a saucepan and boil to prepare the syrup. Pour boiling liquid with sugar into the jars, roll them up, wrap them, and wait until they cool completely.
Treat storage
Compotes prepared with heat treatment can be stored at room temperature for a year. Containers should not be in direct sunlight. Optimal conditions for storing all workpieces are provided in the basement - a constant temperature of 3-4 degrees and air humidity of 60-70%. It is advisable to eat fruits from a freshly opened jar within 24 hours.
