Dogwood berries are a storehouse of vitamins and various valuable substances. But they are not only very healthy, but also just delicious. Having eaten enough of them fresh, I want to make some preparations from dogwood for the winter, so that in the cold season there will be something to please myself and my family. There are many options for how you can prepare this berry for winter storage, and most of them are simple and quite affordable for cooking at home.

Why is dogwood useful?

Of course, fresh, this berry is most useful for health. But in winter preparations, a sufficient amount of valuable substances and a certain part of vitamins, which are so necessary for the body in the cold season, are also retained.

Regular consumption of the fruits of this plant strengthens the immune system well, and in addition:

• helps to cope with colds and viral diseases;
• improves digestion, prevents diarrhea, has a beneficial effect on the digestive tract;
• increases hemoglobin and lowers sugar levels;
• has a bile and diuretic effect.

The list of useful properties of dogwood is not limited to this list. It is useful for hypertension and certain blood diseases, and also has a general tonic effect on the body and has a beneficial effect on the work of many of its systems.

How can you prepare dogwood for winter storage

Dogwood blanks for winter storage can be very diverse. Here, everyone acts according to their capabilities, taste and personal preferences. These berries can be frozen. In this form, the fruits are perfectly stored without losing most of their beneficial qualities. They make juice and wine.

Dried or dried berries are also good in taste and convenient for further use. But, probably, the most popular are sweet preparations - compotes, marmalade, jam, marshmallow, and especially - dogwood jam, which will help out a lot in the cold season as a prevention of respiratory and various viral diseases. There is nothing complicated in its preparation. There are a lot of different recipes, illustrated for clarity in the photo, which helps to quickly navigate the features of this process.

Cornel jam

To prepare a tasty and healthy treat, you need only three ingredients - dogwood berries, granulated sugar and water. The amount of sugar and liquid in different recipes may vary. Thus, the final product can be made thick or watery, more or less sweet. In the dogwood seed itself there are also useful substances, therefore, when making jam, many leave it without removing it from the fruit.

So, to make delicious dogwood jam with seeds, you need 0.6 kg of berries, 0.7 kg of sugar and 200 ml of water.

Preparation:

1. Dogwood berries need to be sorted out, green stalks removed, then rinsed well.
2. Pour granulated sugar into a saucepan of a suitable size (preferably with a thick bottom), pour water, put on fire, stirring the contents. After boiling, boil the syrup for 5 minutes.
3. Place the dogwood in the prepared syrup, remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool for about 12 hours.
4. The next day, put this container on the fire again, wait until it boils. Then boil the berries in syrup over low heat, skimming off the foam and be sure to stir the jam so that it does not burn. Cook for about half an hour, until the fruits are tender.
5. Pour hot jam into prepared jars, roll up the lids and wrap with something warm until it cools completely.

But jam with seeds, although they contain useful substances, is not loved by everyone. If desired, they can be quickly and easily removed from the berries.

Advice. To make the seeds easier to separate from the fruit, the dogwood can be kept for some time in a water bath.

Dried dogwood fruits

The recipe for making dried dogwood is not as complicated as some housewives think. Berries harvested for the winter in this way are well stored. They taste good and look elegant. Whole and undamaged fruits need to be sorted out, washed, freed from the stone. Then fill them with granulated sugar and hold in this state for about a day.

After this time, the sugar syrup that has formed must be drained, and the berries themselves must be put on a baking sheet and placed in the oven. Hold them at a temperature of about 80-90 degrees for 15 minutes, then remove and leave to cool. Then repeat this procedure 2 more times.

Dried dogwood

Drying fruits

Properly dried berries retain their beneficial properties perfectly. Dogwood blanks in this form are stored for a long time without loss of appearance and qualities. And this method can be called the simplest and most affordable. You can dry fruits in different ways:

• in the open air - spread the dogwood in a layer on paper in a dry place in the fresh air so that the sun's rays do not fall on the fruits. If the weather is right, the berries will dry out in a few days and all that remains is to pick them;
• in the oven - this method is faster. Prepared dogwood must be placed on a baking sheet and put into the oven, setting the temperature to about 50-60 degrees, which can then be increased to 75. The drying process in the oven must be constantly monitored so that the berries do not burn;
• using a special dryer - spread the dogwood on the sections of this device, set the appropriate mode and stand until tender.

To make certain blanks from dogwood, a lot of experience and special conditions are not required. You just need to choose the most preferable method at your discretion and do not forget about control over the process. For the very first time, you can use a ready-made recipe, preferably with step-by-step photos, in order to immediately understand what and how to do. And in the future, you can experiment a little, adding something of your own to them.

Have you ever wondered why mountain dwellers are distinguished by longevity and health? It's all about not only clean mountain air, but also nutrition. In addition to the traditional kebab and other meat delicacies, mountain peoples revere plant foods, all kinds of herbs and berries, which, in addition to their taste, have a lot of useful properties. Cornel is one such plant.

What to cook from dogwood - recipes

Dogwood: benefits and harms

Cornel, the beneficial properties of which are undeniable, is able to significantly affect various organs and systems of the body.

However, there are some contraindications to taking dogwood. So, due to the high content of ascorbic acid, it is not recommended for people with high acidity. In addition, due to its bonding effect, these berries should not be consumed by those who are prone to constipation. And because of its tonic effect - for those who have increased excitability.

What to cook with dogwood?

These berries can be consumed in their pure form, without processing. If you want to cook dogwood, the recipes are very simple. And so that the berries bring not only benefits, but also give aesthetic pleasure, you can prepare a lot of dishes from them:

Dogwood - recipes for the winter

• jam, jam;
• jelly;
• jelly;
• compote;
• syrup;
• kvass;
• sauces for sweet and praying dishes;
• tinctures, wines, liqueurs.

This variety will allow you to experiment, constantly trying new recipes. However, pickled dogwood stands out among all the dishes. Its peculiarity is that the berries can be rolled up in jars and you will have a useful product all year round.

Close the dogwood for the winter

Naturally, you can simply dry the berries and store them as long as you want. However, in this form, they lose some juiciness. But closed in jars, they remain juicy and have a somewhat piquant taste.
Pickled dogwood, the preparation of which will not take you much time, requires the following components:

• 1 kg dogwood,
• 3 tbsp Sahara,
• 300 ml of water,
• 80 ml vinegar (9%),
• 1 tbsp salt,
• peppercorns, bay leaves, cloves.

Dogwood conservation for the winter

Rinse the berries well, remove all excess (tails, leaves, twigs). So that the berries do not burst in hot water, it is better to pierce them with a toothpick before processing.

The marinade will consist of water and vinegar with added salt and sugar. Put the berries in this liquid. Put the saucepan on the fire and boil over low heat for 10 minutes.

Sterilize cans in a way convenient for you. You can in a large saucepan on the stove, you can in a multicooker or in the oven.

Put a bay leaf, a clove and a pepper in each jar. Pour boiled liquid and roll up the jars, and then put in a warm place. And in winter you will be delighted with healthy dogwood with a slight taste of olives.

How to cook dogwood for the winter: video

This video describes in detail the process of making dogwood jam and explains how to make a roll at home.

A simple recipe for making dogwood jam at home

The homeland of the dogwood is the southern territories: Crimea, Moldova and Central Asia. Unfortunately, few people know about the wonderful properties of the berry, although thanks to the selection of the dogwood it is known not only in the south. This is, without exaggeration, a valuable medicinal plant. Decoctions, tinctures of cornelian cherry parts treat many ailments and serious illnesses.

Did you know? Dogwood has a very strong wood, American tappers used it to make traps and traps. In ancient times, wood was used in the manufacture of agricultural tools.

Fresh dogwood juice is very beneficial for diabetes. Useful substances and elements in the composition of dogwood improve the functioning of the digestive tract, intestines, enhance the enzymatic function of the pancreas, normalize metabolism in the body and remove toxic elements. All of these actions lower blood glucose levels in diabetics and remove excess sugar. You should take half a glass of juice half an hour before meals daily.

Regular consumption of the juice also helps with dysfunction of the thyroid gland. A large amount of ascorbic acid makes dogwood juice indispensable in the fight against vitamin deficiency and chronic fatigue. Daily consumption of 30 ml of juice will increase the level of hemoglobin in the blood, give strength and vigor.

The benefits of dogwood jam

Dogwood berries are rich in vitamin C, so dogwood jam is beneficial as a prevention of colds. Tea with jam significantly relieves the condition with flu and other respiratory and viral infections, together with traditional medicines, jam relieves the symptoms of colds: weakness, body aches, fever and headache. The seed of the dogwood berry contains a large amount of pectins, which saturates the jam during cooking. Pectin is capable of removing toxic substances from the body. The jam is recommended for people with problems with the gastrointestinal tract, constipation and pain in the stomach.

The properties of dogwood jam have been known for a long time, it was used as a cure for measles, since the use of jam alleviates the patient's condition. Children were given a couple of spoons of jam a day to increase immunity.

Dogwood jam recipes

Dogwood jam is poetry in culinary: delicate aroma, stimulating appetite, bright and juicy color; spicy taste with subtle sourness and a slight hint of astringency.

Jam with seeds

There are many recipes for dogwood jam, let's dwell on a few of them.

Pitted jam recipe.

Ingredients: dogwood - 600 g, sugar - 700 g, water - 200 ml.

Ripe berries are selected for jam. They must be washed, sorted out, and the stalks removed. Prepare a saucepan with a thick bottom, pour sugar into it, cover with water and put on medium heat. The syrup should boil and simmer for about five minutes. Put dogwood berries in the syrup, turn off the heat, let the syrup cool along with the berries. Ideally soak for about twelve hours. The next day, boil the contents of the pan until the berries are soft over low heat. This will take thirty minutes. Remember to skim off the lather. Pour the prepared dogwood jam with seeds into sterilized jars, close the lids and wrap with a blanket or blanket until it cools.

Seedless Jam

For seedless dogwood jam, you first need to get rid of these seeds. For this, the berries are steamed in a water bath. Then the bones come off well. Ingredients: berries and sugar - 1: 1, water is added if necessary.

Peeled berries are covered with sugar and left for twelve hours to extract juice. Then the container with berries is put on low heat; if you think that there is not enough juice, add water. Remove foam with a slotted spoon when cooking. The mixture of berries and sugar is first brought to a boil, then cooked with stirring for 15-20 minutes. The jam should cool completely. After five hours, cook again for five to seven minutes. During these two procedures, the berries are soaked in syrup. Now you need to boil it again so that the syrup is not too runny. Cook for a short time, cooling the jam will become even thicker. The finished sweet is placed in sterilized jars and covered with a lid.

Jam in a slow cooker

Ingredients: dogwood - 1 kg, water - 200 ml, sugar - 1 kg.

Sort the dogwood berries, rinse and cover with water, leave for two hours. This procedure will keep the berries intact when cooked. While the berries are wet, boil the syrup from water and sugar. Put the dogwood in a slow cooker, pour over the cooled syrup.

In the multicooker select the "Jam" or "Stew" mode and cook in this mode for about an hour. Later, switch to "Warm Up" and leave for thirty minutes. The final stage: put the device back into the "Extinguishing" mode, hold it for fifteen minutes and turn it off. Dogwood jam, put in jars, will thicken to a jelly when it cools.

Jam in a bread maker

Prepare the berries: it is better to remove the seeds for jam in a bread maker. Place berries and sugar in a 1: 1 ratio in the oven. Stir the mixture with a silicone spatula, gently so as not to damage the surface of the technique. Close the lid on the bread maker and put on the "Jam" setting. After cooking, remove the lid, remove the foam, pour the jam hot into the jars. It is better to store it in the refrigerator.

Interesting! In the Victorian era, gentlemen gave their ladies a dogwood flower, which was regarded by the latter as a sign of love and affection. If the lady returned the flower, this meant that this man was displeasing to her.

Dogwood jam with apples

Ingredients: dogwood - 1.2 kg, apples - 1 kg, sugar - 2 kg, water - 1 liter. Free the dogwood from the seeds, peel the apples and cut into small pieces. Boil the syrup and pour over the berries and apples. Let it sit in the syrup for about six hours. Cook three to four times for five to seven minutes. Watch out for the foam, it needs to be removed. Put the finished jam in sterilized jars.

Dogwood jam with honey

Ingredients: 1 kg dogwood; 200 g of honey; if desired, you can add 50 ml of alcohol. Step-by-step recipe for dogwood-honey jam:

1. Select ripe dogwood berries, wash and dry. The seeds must be removed from the berries.
2. Mash half of the berries into gruel, leave the other whole.
3. Combine all ingredients except honey and bring to a boil over medium heat.
4. When the mixture boils, put the heat to a minimum and, stirring constantly, pour in the honey.
5. When the mixture is more homogeneous, remove from heat and let cool.
6. After five to six hours, boil a second time for five minutes, let cool.
7. After the third boil, let cool and put in jars.

Important! It is highly undesirable to use dogwood for women during pregnancy if there is a threat of miscarriage or increased uterine tone: dogwood has a strong tonic and stimulating effect.

Dogwood marmalade

Ingredients: dogwood - 5 kg, sugar - 2.5 kg, water - 2 liters. Substandard dogwood is suitable for marmalade. Wash the berries, remove the seeds and cook until the berries creep. Drain the water from the berries, it can be used to make jelly.

Grind the boiled mass into a gruel, add sugar and cook, stirring constantly, until thick. The marmalade is spread on a dish moistened with cold water and left to dry, having previously been cut into the desired pieces. You need to store marmalade in glassware or boxes with tight lids.

Cornelian compote

Ingredients:

• Water - 1.5 l
• Cornel - 300 g
• Freshly squeezed orange and grapefruit juice - 0.5 cups each
• Zest of half a lemon and half an orange
• Liquid honey - 2 tbsp. l.
• Tarhun - 2-3 g
• Ginger - 20 g

Boil water and pour into boiling dogwood berries, boil for half an hour. Then cool and add squeezed citrus juice and zest. Boil the mixture, add chopped ginger and honey. Let cool and brew while the compote cools down, add tarragon. This drink helps with colds, and hot cornelian compote warms up well.

Dogwood syrup

Cornel can be harvested not only as jam: this recipe can also be used for storage for the winter. Ingredients: dogwood - 3 kg, sugar - 2 kg, water - 200 ml.

Overripe berries are washed, pitted and kneaded into gruel. The berries are boiled without boiling. Then filter and squeeze. Sugar and water are added to the juice, boiled until thick. The syrup is ready when a drop of it does not spread over the surface of the saucer or plate. The finished syrup is filtered through sterile clean gauze (you can boil it) and poured into prepared containers. The jars are rolled up with a lid, and the bottles are closed with a boiled cork and filled with hot paraffin.

Dogwood sauce

The spicy and aromatic cornelian cherry sauce from Georgian cuisine goes well with meat, poultry and fish dishes, cold and hot appetizers.

Ingredients:

• Cornel - 1 kg
• Water - 150 ml
• cilantro seeds - 1 tsp.
• garlic - 2-3 cloves
• hops-suneli - 1 tsp.
• pepper pod - to taste
• greens and salt to taste

Grate well ripe dogwood through a sieve or in a blender, add boiled water and other chopped ingredients. Stir the composition thoroughly, add spices to taste.

Cornel is a healthy and tasty berry, from which you can prepare a lot of medicinal and simply delicious dishes. The berry is also used in meat and fish dishes, in baked goods and drinks. Blanks for the winter period are both a medicine, and a dessert, and a storehouse of vitamins.

Dogwood jam has a very bright, rich taste and is rich in pectin. It is good to spread on bread and it will not spread. And if you cool it well, then the jam will become a soft marmalade altogether.

To make dogwood jam, you need to take ripe fruits, or even slightly overripe ones. Green and tainted ones are not good. Green ones will be too sour, and rotten ones will taste bitter.

For 1 kg of dogwood you need:

• 0.5 kg of sugar;
• 250 g water.

Rinse the berries with cold water and place in a saucepan.

Pour water over the berries and put the pan on the fire. Once the water boils, cover the pot with a lid and turn the heat down so the berries barely boil.

This is necessary so that the berries are cooked and it is easier to remove the seed. This usually takes about 10-15 minutes.

Cool the dogwood slightly so as not to burn yourself and pass the berries through a sieve. Use a pusher so that the pulp also crawls through, and you have only bones in the sieve.

Add sugar to the obtained dogwood puree, stir and put the pan on gas again.

Now you need to boil the jam to the desired thickness.

Cornel jam is cooked quickly and from a kilogram of berries the jam will be ready in 30 minutes.
The hot jam should be distributed in clean, dry jars and rolled up with lids.

Turn the cans over and wrap until they cool completely.

You can store jam at room temperature for 12 months. Cornel is rich in vitamins, is used for colds and as a general tonic for vitamin deficiency.

How to cook dogwood pureed with sugar, watch the video: