Strawberry Vanilla Jam

Classic strawberry jam with a hint of vanilla - perfect on fresh homemade sourdough bread.

Ingredients

• 1 kgstrawberries (fresh or frozen)
• 500 gjam sugar 2:1
• 1vanilla pod
• 2 tbsplemon juice

Instructions

1. Wash and hull the strawberries and roughly mash them in a large pot.
2. Split the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds. Add both, along with the jam sugar and lemon juice, to the strawberries.
3. Bring everything to a boil while stirring and let it boil rapidly for exactly 4 minutes over high heat.
4. Do the set test: put a bit of jam on a cold plate - it should set within 1 minute.
5. Remove the vanilla pod, pour the jam into sterilized jars, seal immediately, and turn upside down for 5 minutes.