Bourbon Peach Jam Recipes

BOURBON PEACH JAM

Steps:

• Before starting this recipe sterilise six 1 cup jars and lids. Once sterilised keep warm in the oven until needed.
• Place a small plate/saucer in the freezer to chill.
• Put peaches, sugar, vanilla, bourbon, and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Stir together and leave to sit covered for 30 minutes.
• Over a low heat stir mixture until all the sugar has dissolved. Once the sugar has dissolved increase the heat and bring the mixture to a simmer.
• Simmer for a further 10 minutes or until peaches are soft, stirring the mixture occasionally.
• Remove saucepan from the heat. Using a potato masher crush the peaches until they are almost smooth, but still, have some nice textural lumps/bumps to them.
• Return peach mixture to medium-high heat and bring to the boil. Stir occasionally for the mixture not to catch. Bring the mixture up to 105°C (220°F) and remove saucepan from the heat.
• Remove the small plate from the freezer and test 1 teaspoon of the mixture. Drag your finger through the mixture, if your finger leaves a trail and the jam stays parted it is ready. If not return to the heat for a few more minutes and test again. Repeat until the jam is the right consistency.
• Once the jam is at the right consistency, using a spoon skim any surface foam and discard.
• Fill warm sterilised jars with peach vanilla bourbon jam. Use a funnel for easy and to keep the jar rims clean.
• Seal jars with their lids and then place in a pot of boiling water, making sure that the lids are covered.
• Boil jars for 10 minutes, leave to rest in the water for 5 minutes, and then remove carefully and leave to cool.
• Once cool double check that the jars have all sealed tightly and then store in a dark cool place until ready to use.
• Once a jar of jam has been opened, store in the fridge until finished.

BOURBON PEACH JAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine peaches, sugars and lemon juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until mixture is thick and a thermometer reads 220°, about 60 minutes. Remove from heat; skim off foam. Stir in bourbon., Ladle hot mixture into 3 hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars in canner, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

PEACH-BOURBON JAM

Steps:

• Place 2 small plates in freezer to chill. Cut vanilla bean in half lengthwise. Using tip of paring knife, scrape out seeds. Stir vanilla bean and seeds, peaches, sugar, apple, bourbon, and lemon juice together in large saucepan, cover, and let sit for 20 minutes.
• Bring mixture to boil, stirring often, over medium-high heat. Once sugar is completely dissolved, reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until peaches are softened, about 10 minutes.
• Off heat, crush fruit with potato masher until mostly smooth. Return mixture to boil over medium-high heat and cook, stirring and adjusting heat as needed, until mixture resisters 217°F-220°F, about 6 minutes. (Temperature will be lower at higher elevations.) Remove pot from heat and discard vanilla bean.
• To test consistency, place 1 teaspoon jam on chilled plate and freeze for 2 minutes. Drag your finger through jam on plate; jam has correct consistency when your finger leaves distinct trail. If runny, return pot to heat and simmer for 1 to 3 minutes longer before retesting. Skim any foam from surface of jam using spoon.
• Meanwhile, place two 1-cup jars in bowl and place under hot running water until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes; shake dry.
• Using funnel and ladle, portion hot jam into hot jars. Let cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate until jam is set, 12 to 24 hours. (Jam can be refrigerated for up to 2 months)

BOURBON PEACH JAM RECIPE

Steps:

• Pit and coarsely chop peaches. Measure 4-1/2 cups chopped peaches into a 6-qt. stainless-steel or enameled Dutch oven, and mash with a potato masher until evenly crushed. Stir in pectin and next 3 ingredients.
• Bring mixture to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down, over high heat, stirring constantly.
• Add sugar, stirring to dissolve. Return mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
• Ladle hot jam into a hot jar, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rim. Center lid on jar. Apply band and adjust to fingertip-tight. Place jar in boiling-water canner. Repeat until all jars are filled.
• Process jars 10 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Turn off heat; remove lid, and let jars stand 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

BOURBON, PEACH AND GINGER JAM

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the peaches, sugar and ginger. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring every couple minutes. Pour in the bourbon, lemon juice and zest. Simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes. Stir every couple minutes to prevent scorching. Stir in the salt. Store refrigerated for up to 1 month.

PEACH JAM AND BOURBON PECAN BAKED ALASKA

Steps:

• To 4 to 6 individual small trifle bowls, evenly divide and put the moon pies at the base. Top with the ice cream and freeze for 30 minutes.
• For the peach chutney: Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat and add the fennel seeds. Cook until they start to crackle, then add the peaches along with the brown sugar, orange juice and zest, salt and chile powder and cook over medium-high heat until the peaches are reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature.
• For the Italian meringue: Combine the granulated sugar with 1/2 cup water in a small saucepan. Heat, cleaning the sides with water and a pastry brush to make sure that there are no sugar granules (which might caramelize) until the mixture reaches 240 degrees F, then remove from the heat and add the bourbon.
• To a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, blend the egg whites and cream of tartar until they form stiff peaks. On a low speed, add the sugar syrup to the meringue, and mix until the meringue is stiff and glossy. Add the meringue to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip and set aside until ready to use.
• Evenly divide and top each trifle bowl with some cooled chutney and 1 tablespoon salted caramel. Pipe the meringue on top. Use a blowtorch to carefully toast the top of the meringue, then serve immediately.

BOURBON PEACH JAM RECIPE

Steps:

• If you are going to preserve the jam, prepare the jars and lids: place 6 half-pint jars on a rack in a large pot. Add enough water to cover jars, and bring to boil over high heat. Boil for 10 minutes, then turn off heat and allow jars to rest in hot water. Meanwhile, put bands and lids in a small saucepan and cover with water. Heat over medium heat until water is simmering, then remove pan from heat and allow bands and lids to rest in hot water until ready to use.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water. Cut a shallow X into the bottom of each peach and drop them into the boiling water. Blanch for 20 to 30 seconds, then immediately plunge peaches into ice water. Peel, pit, and chop the peaches. Transfer them to a blender and pulse just until they are coarsely puréed. You should have about 4 cups of purée.
• Transfer peaches to a large, heavy-bottomed pot. Add sugar, lemon juice, bourbon, cinnamon stick, vanilla bean, and butter. Bring to a full rolling boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Add pectin and return mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute. Remove pot from heat and skim any foam from the surface with a metal spoon. Discard cinnamon stick and vanilla bean.
• Ladle hot jam into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe rims of the jars, cover with lids, and screw bands on until just barely tight. Place jars on rack in pot and cover completely with water. Cover pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Boil for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, uncover pot, and allow jars to rest in water for 5 minutes. Remove jars from pot and allow them to rest undisturbed on countertop for 6 hours or overnight. Preserved jam will keep for up to 1 year in a cool, dark place. Unpreserved jam will keep in the refrigerator for about 6 months.

PEACH & CARDAMOM JAM

Steps:

• Sterilise three 400g jars (see tip, below) and put a saucer in the freezer to chill (you will use this later to test whether the jam has set).
• Cut each peach half into six to eight pieces, then tip the fruit into a large saucepan set over a medium- low heat along with the lemon zest and juice. Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and bubble for 10 mins -the peaches will turn juicy and start to soften.
• Crush the cardamom seeds with a pestle and mortar and add these to the peach mixture along with the sugar. Reduce the heat to low and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Once dissolved, turn up the heat to medium-high and bubble for 15-20 mins, stirring occasionally to prevent the jam from catching, until the jam is set and has reached 105C on a sugar thermometer. If you don't have a thermometer, spoon a little of the jam onto the chilled saucer, leave it for 30 seconds, then draw a line through it with your finger - if it wrinkles and doesn't flood the gap, it's ready. If not, boil for 2 mins more, then check again.
• Leave to cool for 10-15 mins to allow a more even distribution of peach chunks. You may find that a little foam rises to the top; if so, simply stir this back into the jam. Use a funnel to help you fill the jars or do this with a ladle, being very careful as the jam will still be extremely hot. Seal with the lids, then store in a cool, dark place. Unopened jars will keep for up to a year. Once opened, keep the jam in the fridge and eat within a month.