Lemon Curd
Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 20
Yields: 1 2/3 cups
Ingredients
- 3 lemons
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
Directions
- Finely grate enough zest from lemons to measure 2 teaspoons and squeeze enough juice to measure 1/2 cup.
- In a metal bowl whisk together zest, juice, sugar, and eggs.
- Cut butter into 4 pieces and add to mixture.
- Set bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and cook mixture, whisking occasionally, until thickened and smooth, about 20 minutes.
- Lemon curd may be kept, chilled and its surface covered with plastic wrap, 3 days.
- Serve lemon curd warm or chilled.
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