London Lemon Curd
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
-
1 1/3 cups
ingredients
- 3⁄4 - 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest (optional)
- 2 large eggs
- 2⁄3 cup lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
directions
- Combine sugar, lemon zest and eggs in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Stirring with a whisk, cook until sugar dissolves and mixture is light in color (about 3 minutes).
- Stir in lemon juice and butter.
- Cook for 5 minutes more, stirring constantly until the mixture thinly coats the back of a spoon.
- Let cool, cover and chill. The mixture will thicken as it cools.
- If using in a cake, it is best to make this the day before.
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