Lemon curd

Ingredients

4 servings

• 4 medium-sized lemons
• 150 g of sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tablespoon of cornstarch

Steps

1. 1

   Wash the lemons and zest 2 of them, placing the very fine zest into a saucepan.

2. 2

   Juice the lemons and add the juice to the saucepan with the zest.

3. 3

   Pour in the sugar and the cornstarch.

4. 4

   Stir and heat over low heat.

5. 5

   Beat the eggs in a separate bowl.

6. 6

   Once the eggs are beaten, incorporate the lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, and zest mixture while stirring.

7. 7

   Turn to high heat and continue to stir using a whisk. The mixture will begin to thicken.

8. 8

   Warning: always stir once the eggs are added, otherwise the lemon curd could burn!

9. 9

   Remove from heat and pour into jars (jam jars).

10. 10

    Let cool and store in the refrigerator.

11. 11

    Here are 3 quick recipe ideas to use your lemon curd.

12. 12

    1- Quick verrines: crumbled biscuit, lemon curd, crumbled meringue; 2- Quick tartlets: Breton shortbread, lemon curd, whipped cream; 3- Quick mousse: emulsify the lemon curd with whipped cream.