Sometimes orange marmalade is a tad bitter for my tastes. And I don't love the peels in marmalade.
I made this Orange Jam without peels. Sweet but not too sweet. It's a jam that tastes like a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice.
Cranberry Orange Preserves
Text and Photo by Jac Kyles Baker
Makes 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients
2 cups fresh cranberries
1/2 cup fresh orange juice (about 2 medium oranges)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
Preparation
Carefully remove from microwave and cool on rack. Coat pastries with granulated sugar, if desired.
Cover cranberries. Microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes.
Carefully remove bowl. Stir in sugar and orange juice. Return to microwave, uncovered. Microwave on HIGH 2 minutes.
Carefully remove bowl. Stir preserves and cook on HIGH 2 minutes. The preserves will bubble. CAUTION: preserves and bowl will be hot!
For a thicker preserve, microwave on HIGH for 2 minutes more.
Cool to room temperature. Store in a clean and dry (preferably glass or ceramic) container.
Keep preserves refrigerated.