Apple Jam with Speculoos Spices

I think I am a little addicted to  making jams. I see fresh fruits at the fruit stand and immediately start contemplating a jam with it. Of course an apple jam had been in my mind forever.. but since apples vanish from our fruit basket in no time so I never got around making one till now. This time I got down to business as soon as the apples were home... and look what a fantastic jam I made with them. The idea of using speculoos spices came from the Dutch Apple Tart recipe which some of the Baking Partners have baked this month. Other than that the recipe was inspired by the Apple Pie Jam from Taste of Home. 

I used Red Delicious apples to make the jam.. and then added some lemon juice for flavor. You might however like to reconsider the amount of lemon juice in case you use a tart apples. But do sample this recipe out.. its too good to pass..

Apple Jam with Speculoos Spices

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Recipe by Tanusree Khandai

Prep time: 10 minutes                                                                            Cook time: 1 hour 30 mins
Total time: 1 hour 40 minutes                                                                 Yield: 12 ozs
Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp white peppercorns
• 4 cloves
• 4 green cardamom
• 4 small red delicious apples, peeled and chopped
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sugar
• juice and rind of half an orange
• juice and rind of half a lemon
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp ground mace
• 1/8 tsp ground ginger
• 2 tsps unsalted butter, cut into cubes

Cooking Directions

1. Roast together the cardamom, the cloves and peppercorns and grind them.
2. Combine all the ingredients including the freshly ground spices in a large enough saucepan and stirring occasional cook the mixture over medium heat for about an hour, until the apple pieces can mashed with the back of a spoon.
3. In the meantime preheat oven to 375° F.
4. Transfer the contents of the saucepan into a pyrex bowl, put the butter cubes on top and tent the contents with an aluminium sheet.
5. Bake the prepared pyrex bowl in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
6. Remove bowl from the oven and ladle the jam into a sterilized bottle.

I shall be sharing this at the following parties.

Monday : Mix it up Monday, The Scoop, Made with love Monday, 
Marvelous Mondays @ This Gal Cooks, Recipe Sharing @ Jam Hands Melt in your Mouth Monday, Inspiration Monday Party Recipe Sharing Monday, Inspire Me Monday, Clever Chicks Blog Hop,Maniac Monday Linky Party

Meatless Monday:Meatless Monday My Sweet and Savory

Tuesday : Totally Tasty Tuesday @ Mandy's Recipe Box, Tasteful Tuesday Party @ Nap Time Creations, 
Show Me What You Got @ Our Delightful Home ,  Hand Made Tuesday @ Ladybug Blessings
Share it Link Party @ Winthrop Chronicles,  Tasty Tuesday @ Anyonita Nibbles,  Hearth and Soul blog Hop, 
In & Out of the Kitchen @ Feeding Big & More, Tuesday's Table @ Love in the Kitchen, 

Wednesday : What's Cooking Wednesday @ Buns in my Oven, Cast Party Wednesday @ Lady Behind the Curtain, 
Show and Share @ Semi Homemade Mom, Wine'd Down Wednesday, 
Wonderful Food Wednesdays at @ All She CooksWonderful Food Wednesdays at @ Mom's Test Kitchen Wednesday, Whatsit@White Lights on Wednesday,  Wednesday Extravaganza @ Hunger Little Girl, Create & Share @ The Trendy Tree House, What I Whipped Up Wednesday @ Sugar & Dots Look, What I Made @ Creations by Kara

Thursday: Link it Up Thursday @ Seven Alive, Fantastic Thursday @ Three Little Chiefs, 
Thriving on Thursdays @ Domesblissity,  Full Plate Thursday @ Miz Helen's Country Cottage , 
 Freedom Friday @ My Turn,  Thursday's Treasures @ Food Done Light,Pin it Thursday @ Sweet Bella Roos

Friday : Foodie Friday @ Simple Living and Eating,  Friday Linky Party @ The Pin Junkie, 
Get Him Feed @ Anyonita Nibbles, Friday Favorite (DYI too) @ Simple Sweet Home,  
Foodie Friday @ Not Your Ordinary Recipes, Foodie Friday @ Rattlebridge Farm, 
Weekend Wonders @ The Thriftiness Miss, Friday Food Frenzy @ Mostly Food and Crafts, 
Weekend Potluck @ Sunflower Supper Club, The Weekend re-Treat @The Best Blog Recipes