Breakfast, Jam, Tahini & Halva
Peach Jam: Carrying Summer Into Winter
The aroma compounds of peach, sensitivity to heat, the pectin problem, the skin question, ripeness, cooking, service, nutrition and storage.
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Production knowledge, label reading and breakfast table guides for jam, tahini, molasses and halva.
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What Is Fig Jam? The Difference of a Seeded Texture
The structure of fig, how the seeds affect texture and pectin balance, choosing the fig, cooking, the set, service, nutrition and storage.
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- Breakfast, Jam, Tahini & Halva
Tahini Halva With Grape Molasses: Two Traditions Combined
The fibrous structure of tahini halva, the sugar profile of molasses, its effect on structure, proportions, production, service and storage.
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- Breakfast, Jam, Tahini & Halva
Strawberry Jam: The Constant Favourite at Breakfast
The pectin and acid structure of strawberry, solving the set, keeping the fruit whole, sugar levels, colour, cooking and storage.
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- Breakfast, Jam, Tahini & Halva
How to Make Sour Cherry Jam: The Sweet and Sour Balance
The acid structure of sour cherry, what the sugar does, pectin, the stone question, cooking time, keeping the colour, uses and storage.
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- Breakfast, Jam, Tahini & Halva
How to Tell Pure Tahini: Consistency, Colour and Taste
How tahini gets made, what oil separation means, the colour test, taste and bitterness, consistency, spotting additives, uses and storage.
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- Breakfast, Jam, Tahini & Halva
Pomegranate Jam: A Different Kind of Breakfast
The pectin and acid structure of pomegranate, how the arils behave, whole against strained, cooking, colour chemistry, uses and storage.
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- Breakfast, Jam, Tahini & Halva
Why Apricot Jam Is Indispensable in Pastry
The pectin and acid structure of apricot, its use as a glaze, as a moisture barrier, between cake layers, adjusting consistency, alternatives and storage.
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- Breakfast, Jam, Tahini & Halva
What Is Date Molasses? A Natural Alternative to Sugar
How it gets made, the sugar profile, minerals, comparison with refined sugar, glycaemic effect, uses, conversion and storage.
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