Blueberry, Lemon & Chile Jam

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 cups blueberries, rinsed and stemmed
• 2 1/4 cups turbinado sugar
• 2 lemons
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced
• 1 habanero pepper, seeded and minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine the blueberries and sugar in a large stockpot and mix well. let mixture sit for 20-30 minutes.
• 2 zest and juice both of the lemons into the pot and mash the blueberry mixture thoroughly with a potato masher.
• 3 prepare the peppers by seeding and mincing them. i use the mini workbowl of my food processor to finely mince the peppers and that works very well and is a big time saver! add the minced peppers, cinnamon stick and salt to the blueberry mixture.
• 4 bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the jam is thickened - about 45 minutes. you may test for gel at this point if desired.
• 5 remove from heat, discard the cinnamon stick and ladle jam into hot jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
• 6 process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath, adjusting processing time for altitude.