Yo's Lemon Curd
I personally believe everyone should learn how to make lemon curd. It is easy to make and delicious. This is a win-win situation in my book. You can use lemon curd as a filling in cakes, to flavour buttercream, to spread on scones, or to fill pastry shells. Sometimes I scoop it onto vanilla ice cream and top it off with crumbled shortbread cookies and fresh strawberries. Let your imagination go wild, and your taste buds too.
Ingredients
Lemon Curd
- 10 Egg Yolks
- 2 Eggs
- 1 cup Sugar
- ¾ cup Lemon Juice (about 4 Lemons)
- Lemon Zest (from all 4 Lemons)
- ¼ cup Unsalted Butter
Read It!
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Use a microplane to zest lemons.
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Use a reamer and sieve to strain the juice from your lemons.
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Place a half filled pot of water on the stove to boil.
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Whisk together your lemon zest and sugar in a large stainless steel bowl. Now whisk in your egg yolks and whole eggs. Finally, whisk in the lemon juice.
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Place your bowl onto your pot over the simmering water. Let your curd thicken over heat, whisking from time to time. Cook for 20-25 minutes or until the curd is thick.
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Remove the bowl from the heat and add your butter. Let the butter melt and the stir it into the lemon curd with a wooden spoon. Let curd cool.
Congratulations you did it!
