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In a jam again!

So following on from the overstock of pineapple I have quite a lot of oranges to use up now as well! Today I am going to peel & segment them and stick them in the freezer to use for smoothies this also saves me using ice cubes in my smoothies as I just bung a load of frozen fruit in instead .

Preparing them is a little bit tricky but worth it, I’ve added pics below. Firstly top and tail them, sit the orange on the flat bit and then cut the skin off from top to bottom. When it’s finished you can see the lines between each segment use this as a guide to make V shape cuts between each one. Lay them all out on a baking tray DONE! I’m gonna go back in 1/2 hr to turn them over so they stay “individual” and not stuck together or to the tray.

Use them in smoothies, stick em in the kids lunchboxes (in a sealable tub they’re messy!), stick em in your cocktails or fruit juice and they’d be fab in sangria too!

Bakewell tart

Mmmm Bakewell tart, destined to go to the luncheon club. The piccy doesn’t really do it justice but if there was some way of attaching smell to it you’d all want one! Sad to see it go, should’ve made a spare one

Pineapples

IN A JAM!

As Aldi have been selling pineapples for 69p I have been full advantage of this & have a mountain of them lol. So I decided to make pineapple jam with them, it is sooooo easy and 1 pineapple made nearly 5 jars not to mention the fact it’s dead yummy too.

All you need is 1 pineapple, 1 cup of water, 2 cups of sugar and a couple of limes. Basically you just chop the pineapple as chunky or as fine as you like (I like loads of chunky bits in mine as it will break down to mush if its too fine). All you need to do is cook the pineapple with the water for 30 mins and then add the juice of 2 limes and the sugar and cook for a further 60 mins until it thickens. I should probably add this needs to be on a low to medium flame or you will get pineapple toffee, which is also yum but will not spread on your toast and will be a nightmare to get off your pan! Considering what pineapple toffo’s used to taste like this might be a job for another day ;D

Voila! Pineapple jam & it lasts for 3 months if you put it in a sealable jar.

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