Strawberry grapes, a balcony treat!

Coming from America but for a long time queen of country verandas and balconies, the strawberry grape is a fruit as sweet as it is mysterious, but perfect for making your tart snack-proof!

The strawberry grape, already much of an outdoor plant!

The strawberry grape has been widespread in Italy for some time, originally from the United States, it is a variety that is well suited to all the climates that coexist in our peninsula.

Known for its good resistance, it owes its name to the strong scent of strawberry that emanates when fully ripe, it was introduced in Italy following an epidemic of phylloxera, spreading in all its varieties.

The varieties and properties of strawberry grapes

In addition to being a tasty fruit and certainly among the memories of many of us, the strawberry grape is rich in properties, in all its varieties, in fact, although the strain of origin - Vitis labrusca - both in common, the strawberry grape is declined in different types, each one, with its properties!

L'Isabella it is by far the best known, black, with large grapes, low productivity and a relatively light but extremely sweet odor. There white variety, lighter, with a slightly smaller grape, is also used for aesthetic purposes in rural contexts, the fraga, is recognizable by a small, dark-colored berry and the fruit slightly smaller than the others, while theearly strawberry grapes, is widespread as black or white table grape, strawberry grapes are generally rich in sodium, potassium, vitamins A and B.

Strawberry grape jam, the perfect September dessert ...

Strawberry grapes reach the peak of taste and sweetness just at the gates of autumn, offering us, with the end of September, a lot of delicacies.

The strawberry grape jam is perfect for (re) discovering this fruit, combining it with warm slices of bread (and why not, perhaps homemade) for a breakfast full of flavor, or, it is equally well suited to accompany aged cheeses, at the end of a meal.

Some idea?

Paying homage to strawberry grape jam is easy, fast and super greedy!

The jam, in fact, is perfect for a crumbly breakfast tart! Recipe? Super easy! Let's start by reviewing the recipe for the shortcrust pastry: add the powders (flour, vanilla and yeast) to the eggs and sugar, in their respective quantities, that is, 350 gr of flour, a pinch of yeast, two yolks and a whole egg, 160 gr of butter and sugar, a bag of vanillin, mix everything until you get a firm stick, let it rest in the fridge for a few hours and that's it!

After spreading the pastry, transfer it to a greased mold, then stuff it with 250 grams of strawberry grape jam, decorating it with the leftover shortcrust pastry. We bake and bake at 180 ° for half an hour, making sure to cook the pastry evenly, taking on a golden hue.

Serve warm, at any time of day!

(Extra tip, do you want to taste a real strawberry grape jam? here)