Lemon curd

Recipe by Mandarina

A buttery and lemony lemon curd, that you may easily prepare at home in few minutes.

Ingredients

• ½ cup lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
• zest of lemon
• 4 eggs ((beaten))
• ¾ cup sugar
• 100 g butter

Method

1. Squeeze the lemons and pour the juice in a deep saucepan. Add the zest of one lemon, sugar and 4 eggs and beat well.
2. Place the saucepan over medium-low heat and start cooking the mixture, stirring continuously.
3. This process takes 12-15 minutes.
4. It is ready when it starts to thicken and the curd covers the back of the spoon.
5. Remove the curd from the oven and pour it through a sieve in order to have a perfectly smooth curd, without the lemon zest or pulp, and also without some traces of cooked egg J
6. Cut the butter into cubes, and fold it in the lemon curd while it is still hot.

View the recipe instructions at Mandarina