How to close the blanks of blueberries for the winter - photo recipes

Blueberries are consumed not only during the harvest season, but alsooften make from it various blanks for the winter. Ways of preparation and preparations for the winter a myriad of: and drying, and freezing, jam and mashed potatoes - in short, recipes, how to make dishes from blueberries, a lot. Below will be given some of them with accompanying photos.

Dry blueberries for the winter

Drying is one of the most commonrecipes for bilberries at home. Fresh fruits are picked, leaves and twigs are removed, as well as overripe or spoiled berries. Then lay out blueberries on a baking sheet or tray in one layer.

Top covered with gauze to protect against insects. They put the pan in the sun and wait for the berries to dry completely. During the drying process it is important to turn the berries in order to uniformly dry. For the night, berries are best to clean into the room.

Frozen blueberries

Rinse the blueberries, rinse them in a cold runningwater and carefully dry on a towel or any other cotton fabric. Then place on a flat surface (tray, pan), while a small space between the berries. So, the fruits of blueberries will not be frozen. Place in the freezer for one hour, and after pour the berries in a food container and store in the freezer.

Bilberry, mashed with sugar

The recipe is quite simple: for 1 kg of berries you need 1.7-2 kg of sugar. Berries will need to be twisted in a meat grinder, then fall asleep rubbed blueberries, all together thoroughly mix and wait until the sugar dissolves completely. After that, spread out to the banks.

Blueberries in own juice

This recipe does not provide for the addition of sugar. The method of preparation is as follows:

1. Blueberries should be sorted, washed and allowed to dry a little, for this it can be decomposed on a towel or some kind of fabric.

2. Then the berries need to be densely packed in cans, covered with sterile lids (Banks should also be sterile and dry).

3. Pour warm water into a saucepan, and place the jars with berries on a stand in a saucepan and heat. The water should hide the cans in the pan by about 2/3.

4. By heating, the bilberry will release the juice and decrease in volume. Add the berries to the jars until the juice reaches the neck of the jar (right up to the top).

5. Water, which is in the pan, you need to bring to a weak boil and then make sterilization of jars with berries (0.5 l cans sterilized 10 minutes, and liter - 15).

6. Tighten the lids and turn over the jars with berries.

Frozen blueberry puree

Washed blueberries should be crushed withusing a blender, turning them into a homogeneous puree. Add some sugar. Place the finished mashed potatoes in plastic containers and store in the freezer. After defrosting, blueberry puree is used as a filling for pies, a base for drinks or a self-serving dish.

Blueberry jam

From blueberries you can make a delicious jam. What you need for this: water, sugar and berries. First, sugar syrup is prepared on fire (300 grams of water - 1.5 kg of sugar), and 1 kg of berries is added to the boiling water. Mix gently and bring to a boil. Then the mass should be completely allowed to cool and again brought to a boil, the emerging foam is removed.

The third time bring to a boil, adding juice to half a lemon. After - cook on low heat for 5 minutes. Pour into sterilized cans, close with metal lids, turn over the cans and wrap.

Author: Katerina Sergeenko