Polish Plum Butter (Powidla Sliwkowe) Recipe

Name: Polish Plum Butter (Powidla Sliwkowe)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 32
Ingredients: 1 pound plums (Italian or damson, washed, halved, and pitted); 1/2 to 1 cup sugar

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 60 mins

Total: 65 mins

Servings: 32 servings

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This recipe for Polish Plum Butter - Powidla Sliwkowe - calls for only two ingredients - plums and sugar and not very much of the latter.

Of all the powidlas, plum powidla is the best known and best loved. It is used as a spread on bread, rolls, sour-milk pancakes - racuszki - but also in sauces, pastries and sometimes in the national dish of Poland - Hunter's Stew or bigos. It is even sometimes turned into soup.
This recipe easily can be increased.

1 pound Italian or damson plums washed, halved, and pitted
1/2 cup sugar

Gather the ingredients.
Place plums in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until plums completely break down and are tender, stirring with a wooden spoon.
Add sugar to taste and continue to cook and stir until butter is thick enough so when a spoonful is turned upside down it doesn't immediately drop back into the pan.
Place hot powidla into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Cover with hot sterilized lids and rings.
Process in a water bath for 10 minutes.
Remove to counter and allow to cool before storing in a cool, dry, dark place.

Tip

If you don't process in a water bath, the butter can be kept refrigerated for up to three weeks or frozen for up to one year.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
19	Calories
0g	Fat
5g	Carbs
0g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 32
Amount per serving
Calories	19
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g	0%
Saturated Fat 0g	0%
Cholesterol 0mg	0%
Sodium 0mg	0%
Total Carbohydrate 5g	2%
Dietary Fiber 0g	1%
Total Sugars 5g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 1mg	7%
Calcium 1mg	0%
Iron 0mg	0%
Potassium 22mg	0%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.