Congealed Pepper Jelly Mold Recipes

ORANGE AND KIWI JELLY MOLD

Steps:

• Put orange juice and water in a saucepan and heat until boiling.
• Remove from heat and stir in the sugar until dissolved.
• Sprinkle on the agar-agar and whisk until dissolved.
• Dampen a four cup loaf pan and pour in orange mixture.
• Place in refrigerator to set.
• Once set, unmold onto a serving dish.
• Slice the kiwi fruit and arrange on top of the jelly.
• Times are approx:.
• Times do not reflect chilling time.

MOLDED VEGETABLE SALAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, dissolve gelatin and salt if desired in boiling water. Add the cold water and vinegar. Chill until partially set. Fold in remaining ingredients. Pour into a 4-cup mold that has been lightly coated with cooking spray. Chill until firm. Unmold onto a serving platter.

RED OR GREEN PEPPER JELLY

Steps:

• Chop peppers finely (It's faster to use a food blender to do this.) In a large saucepan, combine sugar, red or green peppers and vinegar.
• Stir and bring to a full rolling boil.
• Boil over medium-high heat for 15 minutes, skimming off foam.
• Remove from heat; blend in pectin and stir for 2 minutes.
• Pour into sterilized jars.
• Keep in your refrigerator or freeze when cooled down.

GIN AND TONIC JELLY MOLD

Steps:

• Spray a 6-cup silicone jello mold with nonstick cooking spray and place on a plate or baking sheet.
• To make simple syrup, in a small saucepan over medium high heat. stir to combine water and sugar. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Cook until sugar is completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• Place gelatin leaves in a bowl of cold water for 5 minutes. Once gelatin is softened, squeeze to remove excess moisture and then stir into warm simple syrup to dissolve. Combine syrup with remaining ingredients and then pour into prepared jello mold. Let cool to room temperature, then transfer to a refrigerator and let set for at least 4- 6 hours and up to overnight.
• To remove jello from mold, rest mold in a bowl of warm water for 30 seconds. Invert mold onto a plate and slowly lift mold off to reveal the jello ring.