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Apricots baladi are small, round fruit with smooth and velvety skin. The skin often has a rosy blush, and can range in color from green-yellow, to golden, to a burnt orange, depending on the ripeness. The flesh is smooth, juicy, tender, and sweet, with just a bit of tartness at the end. The flavor is often described as being somewhere between a peach and a plum. Apricots are classified as stone fruits or drupes, characterized by their thin skin, pulpy middle, and single, hard, central shell enclosing a pit or stone.
You can use Apricots in raw and cooked applications. You can poach them, grill them, bake them, or add them to cakes, quick bread, or muffins. Or just eat them. The following items pair well with Apricots: other stone fruit like cherries, almonds and plums, hazelnut, pistachio, vanilla bean, honey, lemon zest, orange zest, and white chocolate. You can use Apricots as a substitute for peaches.
You can store Apricots at room temperature until ripe. And once Apricots are ripe, you should eat them or store them in the refrigerator to eat them within a couple of days. When you store Apricots in the fridge, make sure that you don't stack or pile on them so they don't get damaged. And if you want to keep Apricots for up to 3 months, then you can blanch, slice, remove the pit, and freeze them.
Apricot Jam
Ingredients:
5 1/2 cups unpeeled, chopped and pitted fresh apricots
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (from 1 lemon)
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
Instructions:
