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Lemon Curd

microbiology1
By: microbiology1
Posted 11/15/10 • Last updated 11/15/10 • 302 views • 4 comments

Posted by microbiology1

This lemon curd is a great filling for my lemon cake. Especially because it uses up all of the leftover yolks from making the cake. You can subsitute meyer lemons for yellow lemons as well.

Ingredients

  • 4 large egg yolks ¾ C sugar 3 fl oz lemon juice, freshly squeezed and strained (about 3 large lemons) 4 T unsalted butter (softened) Pinch of salt 2 t. lemon zest ,finely grated

Instructions

Have a strainer, suspended over a bowl, ready near the range. In a heavy saucepan, beat the egg yolks and sugar until well blended. Stir in lemon juice, butter, and salt. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, for about 6 minutes, until thickened. It must not be allowed to boil or it will curdle. When the lemon curd recipe has thickened, pour it through the strainer. Press it with the back of a spoon until only the coarse residue remains. Discard the residue. Stir the lemon zest into the curd. Refrigerate until serving.

Comments (4)

galidink 6/4/11 at 9:08am
THIS IS AWESOME ! I ALLSO MADE LIME CURD ! THE SAME WAY YOU MAKE THE LEMON . IT CAME AWESOME ALLSO ! MY FAMIELY LOVES KEY LIME CAKES . SO IT WORKS REALY WELL . FOR THE FILLING . TFS ! AWESOME ; )
galidink 6/4/11 at 9:09am
OH I 4GOT I ADDED FOOD COLORING TO MAKE IT GREEN . AWESOME !! ; )
babybird02 6/28/11 at 9:45pm
What a great flavor! Can't wait to use it in a cake filling!
Bluebird68 10/12/11 at 6:04pm
Can a cake that is filled with this, then iced in buttercream and/or fondant be left at room temperature?
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