Just got home from work and have had a snack of pikelets and lemon curd, mmmmmm. Sunday evening I noticed that the lemons had been there for a while so they needed to be used up. Found a recipe in my recipe scrap book for lemon curd and decided to give it a go. So there I am 8:45pm in the evening making lemon curd for the first time! Have to admit though it beats shop bought hands down and was a lot cheaper, especially seeing as the lemons were free. It also goes in a recycled jar.
Lemon Curd
Half a cup of sugar
50g butter
Finely grated rind and juice of 2 lemons
2 eggs, lightly whisked
Place sugar, butter, lemon rind and juice in a small saucepan over medium heat and stir, until butter is melted and sugar dissolved, Add the eggs and stir continuously over a low heat, until the mixture thickens. Pour into a sterilized jar – makes about 1 cup.
There are lots of lemon curd recipes but I kept this one in my recipe file because it only makes one jar full which is just right for us.
Source: Foodtown magazine