Banana Jam

Ingredients

• 4 cups bananas, peeled and ripe
• 6 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 ounces pectin
• 6 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter

Directions

1. 1

   Combine bananas, lemon juice and 3 cups sugar in a pan and let stand 1 hour.

2. 2

   After 1 hr, add remaining sugar and place pan over medium-high heat; stirring constantly until sugar is dissolved.

3. 3

   Bring mix to a boil for two minutes.

4. 4

   Remove pan from flame and skim off any foam.

5. 5

   Place pan over heat again for 1 minute.

6. 6

   boil.

7. 7

   Again, remove and skim off foam.

8. 8

   Add butter and bring mix to a boil again.

9. 9

   Add pectin and stir constantly.

10. 10

    Boil 1 minute.

11. 11

    Skim off foam.

12. 12

    Allow jam to cool for 7 min before adding to canning jars.

13. 13

    Close jars and bath them in 250-degree water for 10 min to create seal.