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Jam Recipe

January 7, 2012 By Spoonful of Sugar - 14 Comments

I usually make jam the traditional way but have been keen to try out jam making in the breadmaker. My breadmaker machine is an older style Breville Baker’s oven (approx 15 years old), and from my research it looks like most breadmakers these days have a jam setting.

The recipe is easy:

400g chopped/diced fruit of your choice
1 – 1 1/3 cups of sugar, depending on the pectin level of the fruit
1 3/4 tablespoons Jam Setta *

*Jam Setta is a jam setting mixture which contains the ingredient pectin which is usually naturally occurring in fresh fruit. It is the pectin in fruit which when cooked produces a gel. The addition of Jam Setta to bread making jam ensures a thicker setting action. It is available in supermarkets.

Follow the instructions on your breadmaker manual. On mine, there is a Jam Mode that is selected on the control panel, and then the breadmaker firstly heated the ingredients for 15 minutes, and then the jam was heated and mixed for approx 50 minutes. When cooked, pour the hot jam into hot sterilised jars and seal immediately. The jam thickens upon cooling and storage.

I used nectarines to produce a delicious Nectarine Jam – one of my favourites. At this time of year in Australia, nectarines are plentiful and cheap. It will mean we can have the taste of summer later in the year. You can find my other recipe for nectarine jam made the traditional way here.

Overall, I found the jam making to be quicker, easier and a less messy process in the breadmaker. I didn’t have to stand by the stove, stirring the pot regularly, and testing the mixture to see if it had reached the “gel” stage. However, the recipe only yielded two small jars, a much smaller quantity than I usually make. It would be great if you only wanted to make up small batches at a time.

I made up some fabric tags to label the jam (refer to our Scrap Buster Gift Tags).

What is your favourite type of jam to make? Which method do you prefer?

Edit: I bought the polka dotted jar lids from Lark last year – they are no longer in stock.

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Filed Under: Jams/Preserves Tagged With: fruit, nectarine

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Comments

  1. Linda says

    January 8, 2012 at 7:52 am

    I always make my jam in the bread maker. I have a breville as well how ever I usually get 4 jars. I have never made nectarine jam though ,I will give this a go.

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  2. Chocolate Cat says

    January 8, 2012 at 11:17 am

    I’ve never heard of making jam in the bread maker before, I am going to have to pull ours out and have a look! sounds nice and easy! I love the sound of nectarine jam!!

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  3. Stephanie says

    January 8, 2012 at 1:45 pm

    I’ve never made jam. I’m lucky to have jam making friends. Most recently I’m using a jar of Peach Habernaro with the fruit and peppers grown in my friends yard.

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  4. Melita says

    January 8, 2012 at 4:00 pm

    Sounds nice and easy! Where did the cute jars come from?

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  5. Anonymous says

    January 8, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    I’ve had my machine 10 years and never knew it could make jam! I just checked and there are several recipes in my owners manual. I cant wait to make some. Thanks for the info!

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  6. Jill says

    January 8, 2012 at 5:44 pm

    Jam in a bread maker! Wow! I’ve never heard of that! I’ve never made it myself, but remember each year my dad used to make marmalade – and spend hours in the kitchen with it bubbling!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  7. Nat @ dear little house says

    January 8, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    I’m about to try making jam for the first time, I don’t have a bread maker so I guess I’ll have to do it the old fashioned way 🙂

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  8. Mego says

    January 8, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    OH MY! Not only does it sound delicious in LOOKS fabulous! LOVE the jars! Over here in Seattle we are in the dead of winter and the look like bits of sunshine!!!

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  9. Lenna Green of Stitching Cow says

    January 8, 2012 at 9:31 pm

    I also made jam on the weekend, although did it the old fashioned way.
    Love your spotty lids. Where did you get your jars from?

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  10. Danielle says

    January 9, 2012 at 9:35 am

    I love homemade Jam it is seriously way better than store bought ones. I am having a homemade Year on my blog Blissful and Domestic and would LOVE for you to link up to my Homemade Year Linky Party:)

    http://blissfulanddomestic.blogspot.com/p/my-homemade-year-linky-party.html

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  11. Thimbleanna says

    January 9, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    Wow — I didn’t know you could make jam with a bread maker — you learn something new everyday! Your little jam tags are adorable!

    Reply
  12. Shannon says

    January 11, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    Sounds delicious – and, as always, your packaging is brilliant!

    Reply
  13. Rachel says

    November 26, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    I have just tried using my ‘Jam Mode’ on my Breville bread maker this week! I’ve tried the Two Fruits Marmalade recipe that came in the manual as I had a bunch of oranges that I needed to use up. Despite my best efforts, I’ve found that it doesn’t seem to be a long enough ‘bake’ time for the peel. The peel is still quite tough to bite through

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    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      December 1, 2015 at 8:46 pm

      Hi Rachel – Sorry to hear your marmalade was quite tough 🙁 I generally prefer the traditional way for making jam on the stove top and have only use the bread maker for softer jams, like nectarine jam. Hope you have more success next time!

      Reply

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