Honeyed Figs With Sweet Red Wine And Lavender Jam
No pectin jam. This can be spread on you favorite bread/ toast! It is a thinner jam which makes it great to glaze a chicken, duck, pork roast at the end of cooking. Or to serve as a condiment with the choice of roasted or grilled meats. Top a slice of cheese cake or scoop of ice cream with some for an elegant dessert.
Steps
In a coffee grinder place 1 tablespoon sugar and lavender , and process to make the lavender into fine bits.
The sugar will become somewhat powdered.
Place into a large heavy bottom pot.
Place the figs and remaining sugar , into the processor and pulse 5 to 6 times just to a coarse chop: add to large pot with honey , wine , lemon juice and zest.
Heating to a slow boil then raise heat to a fast rolling boil for 15 minutes stirring most the time.
At this point you`ll see the juice turn vibrant red.
Spoon into sterilized jars.
Process for 10 minutes in a hot water bath.
Ingredients
dried lavender, sugar, fresh figs, honey, sweet red wine, lemons, juice and zest of