Banana Jam

Found bananas on sale at the store so I dug out this great recipe for "Banana Jam".


Banana Jam

5 each ripe bananas
3 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2/3 cup fresh orange juice or water
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 vanilla bean split in half
1 lengthwise and cut into 1/3s
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon banana liqueur (optional)

Peel the bananas and thinly slice or mash with a fork.

Place the bananas in a heavy saucepan with the lime juice, orange juice, sugar,
vanilla bean and salt, and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat and gently simmer the banana jam until htick, about 30 minutes, stirring often. Stir in the banana liqueur and remove the pan from the heat.
Leave the vanilla bean in the jam - it's pretty.

Spoon the jam into three 6-ounce canning jars that have been
sterilized. Fill the jars to with-in one-eighth inch of the top.
Screw on the lids. Invert the jars for 5 minutes, then reinvert. Let
the jam cool to room temperature.

Store the jam in a cool, dark place. Refrigerate the jam once
opened; it will keep for several weeks.

There you - better even than using the bananas in banana bread.

Don @ Jam Recipes