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Lemon Curd

Oct-13-2016
Afroz Shaikh
10 minutes
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
4 People
Serves
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ABOUT Lemon Curd RECIPE

This recipe is adapted from The Pioneer Woman.

Recipe Tags

  • Non-veg
  • Easy
  • Everyday
  • British
  • Simmering
  • Whisking
  • Chilling
  • Sauteeing
  • Appetizers
  • Gluten Free

Ingredients Serving: 4

  1. 4 egg yolks
  2. 1/2 cup Sugar
  3. 1/4 cup lemon juice
  4. 1 tbsp lemon zest
  5. 6-7. tbsp chilled butter

Instructions

  1. Mix together lemon juice, lemon zest, sugar, and egg yolks in a bowl.
  2. And with help of hand mixer mix it until it becomes pale in colour.
  3. Heat little water in a pan and bring it to simmer. Once the water starts to simmer, place the bowl of egg yolk mix on top of the pan of simmering water, but take care that the water should not touch the base of the bowl.
  4. Keep stirring the egg yolk mix continuously, until the mix become thick. It will take around 12-15 minutes.
  5. Once the curd thickens, remove the bowl from the top of simmering water pan.
  6. Cut the chilled butter in small cubes.
  7. Add one piece of butter at a time into the hot lemon curd, stirring until the butter is completely melted before adding another piece.
  8. Once all the butter cubes are mixed in the lemon curd, the curd will cool down.
  9. Take a fine sieve and strain the lemon curd to remove lemon zest or any other lumps.
  10. Pour the the lemon curd in a clean bottle and keep it in fridge for 2-3 hours before serving.
  11. You can serve lemon curd with scones, toast, muffins or top it on pavlova or Cheesecake.

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