Description
Suprisingly enough, lemon curd or lemon butter isn’t hard to make at all.. and it makes an excellent gift.
Ingredients
- – 4 lemons
- – 250g caster sugar
- – 120g unsalted butter
- – 2 large free-range eggs
- – 3 free-range egg yolks
- – 1 tablespoon of vanilla bean paste
Instructions
- Juice the lemons, strain away the pips and citrus jewels and place juice into a bowl. Add the sugar and butter and place the bowl over a small saucepan of boiling water.
- Stir the lemon mixture until all the sugar and butter has melted. In a mug, whisk the egg yolks, eggs and vanilla bean paste until smooth, pour into the lemon mixture and whisk until thoroughly combined.
- Stir the mixture continuousley over the heat until it coats the back of a wooden spoon (82*C).
- Remove the bowl from the heat and pour the curd into warm sterilized jars. Store in the fridge until use.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Side