St Clement's jellies
Easy peasy lemon squeezy - homemade jelly is a cinch to make
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 30 minutes plus setting
- Soak the gelatine in cold water for 5 minutes to soften. Using a vegetable peeler, pare 6 strips each from both the lemon and the orange and put into a pan with 400ml water and the sugar. Bring to a simmer over a medium heat, stirring occasionally until the sugar has dissolved. Remove from the heat and discard the rind. Squeeze the water out of the gelatine and stir into the pan until dissolved. leave to cool.
- Squeeze the lemons and oranges, so you have 150ml of the juice of each. Stir into the pan. Strain the jelly through a fine sieve into a jug and then pour into individual glasses, dishes or one large dish to share. Chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours to set before serving.
Overnight expert
Powdered gelatine has a different setting strength to leaves (one sachet sets 600ml of liquid). Follow the pack instructions for how to use it.
Per serving
108 kcalories, protein 0.2g, carbohydrate 28.7g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0.1g, salt 0.04 g
Recipe from olive magazine, February 2009.
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Ingredients
- 6 gelatine leaves
- 6 lemons , unwaxed if possible
- 4 oranges , unwaxed if possible
- 150g golden caster sugar
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6
Preparation and cooking times
Ready in 30 minutes plus setting
Ingredients
- 6 gelatine leaves
- 6 lemons , unwaxed if possible
- 4 oranges , unwaxed if possible
- 150g golden caster sugar
Per serving
108 kcalories, protein 0.2g, carbohydrate 28.7g, fat 0 g, saturated fat 0g, fibre 0.1g, salt 0.04 g
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28 February 2009
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