Zingy Lemon Curd
Hello Readers,
Lemon is one of my favourite flavours as it has such a fresh and exciting taste and colour which brings excitement to so many different dishes bot sweet and savoury so it was only natural to look to lemon for flavour when I was looking at different baking.
I love lemon curd as the contrast of the creaminess of the egg and the sharpness of the lemon bring such flavour to a variety of dishes and bakes (look out for my next post) as well as being a superb topping to pancakes and waffles.
Ingredients:
Zest and juice of four lemons
100g butter
200g sugar
Three eggs and a yolk
Method:
Put the lemon juice, zest, sugar and butter into a heatproof bowl and place over a bowl of simmering water until the butter has melted.
In a separate bow lightly beat the eggs and egg yolk.
When the butter has melted add the egg mix and stir the mixture for around 10 minutes until the mixture is quite thick and coats the back of a spoon (It doesnt matter too much if it is a bit runny as it will thicken when it cools).
Sterilise a 500g jam jar by filling it to thhe top with boiling water, putting the lid on and leave it for a couple of minutes.
Empty the jar of water, dry it out then fill it to the top with the curd.
The Food Kid