Banana Jam

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups bananas, peeled and ripe
• 6 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 ounces pectin
• 6 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter

Recipe

• 1 combine bananas, lemon juice and 3 cups sugar in a pan and let stand 1 hour.
• 2 after 1 hr, add remaining sugar and place pan over medium-high heat; stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.
• 3 bring mix to a boil for two minutes.
• 4 remove pan from flame and skim off any foam.
• 5 place pan over heat again for 1 minute.
• 6 boil.
• 7 again, remove and skim off foam.
• 8 add butter and bring mix to a boil again.
• 9 add pectin and stir constantly.
• 10 boil 1 minute.
• 11 skim off foam.
• 12 allow jam to cool for 7 min before adding to canning jars.
• 13 wipe jar edges with a clean cloth, place lids and screw on bands fingertip-tight.
• 14 close jars and process in a boiling water bath for 10 min to create seal.
• 15 remove from water and place on a cloth-protected counter to cool undisturbed for 24 hours.
• 16 check for seal; re-process unsealed jars or refrigerate and use first.