Easy Lemon Curd
From inmaculada 16 years ago
- 8 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Very easy and delicious recipe for the traditional British Lemon Curd. I use it as filling for cakes, mixed wit whipped cream or as is, and terrific as topping for your favorite cheese cake.
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup sugar or equivalent granulated sweetener such as Splenda shopping list
- 2 tsp cornstarch shopping list
- 2 tsp finely shredded lemon peel shopping list
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter (this is better) shopping list
- 2 beaten eggs shopping list
How to make it
- In a medium saucepan combine the sugar or sweetener and cornstarch. Stir in lemon peel and lemon juice. Add butter. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
- Stir HALF of the lemon mixture into the beaten eggs. Pour egg mixture into the pan. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Cover with film or waxed paper and cool.
- Makes about 1 cup of sauce.
- Keep it refrigerated and use within 2 days.
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yum-o thats what im talking about i love lemon, thank you so much
minitindel
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I need lemon curd for for Lemon Dimples, a cookie recipe in March 2009 Woman's Day. This lemon curd sounds good and is simple to make. Thank You, Immaculada!
slevans
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YUMM! clear directions, EASY, and, oh, so YUMMY! i really fell in love w/ lemon curd when i was in england. high five forks from us! <3 blessings and love, debntim
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