Lemon curd
By Miriam Nice
There’s nothing quite like a simple, zesty, homemade lemon curd. Perfect on toast, scones, hot buttered crumpets or rippled through ice cream
- Prep:10 mins
Cook:15 mins
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
- kcal 50
- fat 3g
- saturates 2g
- carbs 6g
- sugars 6g
- fibre 0g
- protein 1g
- salt 0.07g
Ingredients
- 2 lemons, zest and juice
- 100g caster sugar
- 50g butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
Method
Put the lemon zest, juice, sugar and butter in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally until the butter has melted. Then, using a small whisk or fork, stir in the beaten egg. Keep gently whisking the mixture over the heat for around 10 mins until thickened like custard.
Pour the cooked curd through a sieve into a clean jug to remove the zest, then pour into sterilised jars. Keeps in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.