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Step 1
Place the rose petals and sugar in a bowl and gently rub them together to very lightly bruise the petals. This is to infuse our sugar with the rose aroma.
Step 2
Cover with a cling film and leave on the kitchen counter.
Step 3
Place a small saucer in the freezer to chill, for testing the set.
Step 4
Combine the sugar and pectin in a bowl. This will prevent your pectin into forming lumps when heated.
Step 5
Place the roses, water and sugar/pectin mix in a saucepan and bring to a gentle simmer on medium-low heat.
Step 6
Stir a couple of times to help the sugar dissolve. Don't worry about the unsightly brown colour, the magic will take place with the lemon juice.
Step 7
Stir the lemon juice in and increase the heat to medium-high. Bring the mix to a rolling boil and keep it boiling for 10 minutes to thicken and get to its setting point.
Step 8
Now, we'll test its setting. Take the saucer out of the fridge and place about a quarter tsp of your jam on it. Count to 30, then nudge your jam. If it wrinkles instead of just being a runny liquid, it's done. If not, keep it boiling for another 2 minutes, and repeat (place the saucer back in the freezer).
Step 9
When you are happy with the set of the jam, take it off the heat and leave to cool for 2 minutes. Then, transfer the whole lot into your sterilised jar and leave and seal.Storage - see post above.