Homemade pectin

[Ldychef2k]

I am trying my hand at making pectin today. I got a bucket of small green under ripe apples, quartered them, and they are cooking down right now.

Has anyone done this before, and do you have any tips for me?

 

[patandchickens]

I've done it, it's pretty straightforward, you just follow the recipe You'll need to do a bit of testing when you make your eventual jelly or jam, since different batches of pectin will have different, uh, amounts of pectin in them (oh you know what I mean), but really it is pretty straightforward and easy

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[DrakeMaiden]

I've made it from quince fruit, following an apple pectin recipe and it came out REALLY strong. So my jelly turned into fruit roll-up. I suspect you will have better luck than I did.

 

[Ldychef2k]

Goodness! Hard to spread that on toast !!!

I am a bit nervous, as with every new thing. Half is ready to strain, half not even close, so we will see how it goes. I think I will strain it through a pillow case. Cheaper than all that cheesecloth !

 

[DrakeMaiden]

I am sure your pectin will turn out great. Are you using it right away or will you freeze it to use later? Or both?

I could never find cheesecloth when I needed it, so I learned to substitute a dish towel. Now that I have actually found cheesecloth in the store, I don't buy it because I can't rationalize spending the money on it.

 

[Ldychef2k]

Agree ! I use it when I am doing demonstrations of paneer cheese, just to be proper, but I have smooth dishtowels, as opposed to terry cloth, that also work great !

 

[freemotion]

I made it once with crabapples, it worked!

 

[chipmunk]

Hmmmm. It never even crossed my mind to make pectin

 

[valmom]

OK, inquiring minds want to know- how do you make pectin?? (Just what I need, another project. It is a disease, I tell you, a disease!)

 

[Ldychef2k]

Well, the method I am using is to quarter unripe apples, toss in a pot, barely cover with water, cook to applesauce stage, strain overnight, then reduce the liquid by half. Test it by placing a drop on a cold plate and if it gels, it is ready. Then can it or freeze it until needed. What I then need to know is how much to use !

I was nervous posting the method, not sure if it is right or not.