Lovely Lemon Curd

Name: Lovely Lemon Curd
Ingredients: 4 whole Eggs; 2 cups Sugar; 1/8 teaspoons Salt; 1/4 cups Butter; 2 Tablespoons Lemon Zest; 1/2 cups Lemon Juice (2-3 Fresh Lemons)

6 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

4 whole Eggs
2 cups Sugar
1/8 teaspoons Salt
1/4 cups Butter
2 Tablespoons Lemon Zest
1/2 cups Lemon Juice (2-3 Fresh Lemons)

Directions

1

Zest and juice fresh lemons; set aside. Crack eggs into a double boiler. Remove the chalazae with two spoons. Whisk together eggs, sugar and salt in a double boiler. Stir in butter, lemon juice and zest. Cook over medium heat until thick. This takes about 30 minutes with frequent stirring.
2

Cool to room temperature. Store in refrigerator. This recipe yields 1 1/2 cups of deliciousness, a dozen 2-tablespoon servings, or 24 single-tablespoon servings.
3

Spread over warm scones, dinner rolls or in between cake layers.
4

This recipe is not the least bit difficult, but it does require a double-boiler to prevent scorching and a little time baby-sitting it. But trust me, it's well worth the wait!
5

Also makes fantastic BTS Teacher gifts, Christmas gifts and Hostess gifts.