Aside from using it to make a lemon meringue pie, lemon curd can be used
pretty much anywhere that you’d use jam – to fill cakes, pastries and
doughnuts, to top cheesecakes, or just to spread onto hot buttered toast. It’s
easy to make your own and much nicer than buying it in a jar.
WHAT YOU NEED:
– 4 lemons, juiced and zested (or approx 180 ml lemon juice)
– 200g sugar
– 100g unsalted butter
– 3 eggs, plus 1 yolk
WHAT YOU DO:
1. Cut the butter into pieces and place in a heatproof bowl with the sugar
and the lemon juice plus zest if using zest. Place the bowl over a pan of
simmering water, ensuring the water is not touching the bowl. Stir until the
butter is melted.
2. Whisk the eggs with a hand whisk until well combined and then whisk them
into the lemon mixture over the heat. Keep mixing it with the whisk as it
heats through to avoid scrambled eggs forming! Cook for about 10-15
minutes until it is thick and creamy like custard. Mix it round regularly with
the whisk during that time.
3. Remove from heat and leave to cool. If you place some cling film directly
on the surface of the curd it will prevent a skin forming on top as it cools.
4. If you’re not using it right away, pour into sterilised jars and seal as you
would jam. This quantity should fill a large 500g jar. Keep refrigerated. It
should keep for a few weeks in the fridge, but don’t push me for how many!
Sugarness...recipes from me to you 
Love lemon curd and will certainly use this recipe!
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Lemon curd is a nostalgic taste for me, always reminds of my grandmother!
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It smells amazing, decadent recipes are the best ones! 🙂
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Yes, the smell! Anything with lemon is a winner with me 🙂
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Love lemon everything. My mom used to make lemon curd. Yum. ❤
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Me too with lemon! In fact I usually prefer a lemony dessert than a chocolate one (gasp!).
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I don’t make too many lemony things, but I love them. A local coffee shop near us makes a wonderful frosted lemon bread. So tasty. Come to think of it, I haven’t bought one in a while…
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Frosted lemon bread, mmm that sounds good! Ask them for the recipe for me next time you’re there 😉
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Haha, yeah, I’m sure they’ll be more than happy to part with that. 😉
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Mmm, I love lemon curd! I have a lemon-blueberry cake recipe that uses it as the filling between the layers. I don’t even want to think how many calories and grams of fat are in the cake, but it’s only for special occasions and sharing with a crowd. 🙂
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Oh yes, lemon and blueberry is a lovely combination, I bet that cake is good! 🙂
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