Sig's Banana Jam

Name: Sig's Banana Jam
Total time: 3600 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 kg over ripe soft bananas, peeled, cut into chunks.; 735 grams sugar, warmed; 100 ml fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp vanilla sugar; 1 sprig of basil (optional)

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

This is great on toast ,with muffins or spicy food

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

This is great on toast ,with muffins or spicy food

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Ingredients

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1 kgover ripe soft bananas, peeled, cut into chunks.
735 gramssugar, warmed
100 mlfresh lemon juice
1 tspvanilla sugar
1sprig of basil (optional)

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Steps

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1

chop bananas and place in a pan with the juice and the sugars, bring to boil removing any scum forming
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cook over medium heat for 30 minutes ,then reduce heat ,stirring often for about 20 minutes
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you can shorten this time if you want it like here on picture or you can let it become clearer and a slightly rusty colour.Keep removing the scum.
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Spoon immediately into clean, warm jars and seal , turn jars upside down for about two minutes. Jam will keep for about 6-12 month, once opened for 6 weeks
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makes two jars.
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I like to add finely shredded basil over the jam_,but that is just me