Lemon curd (lemon cream)

AUTHOR
Diane Archer
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
5 2
COOK TIME
15 mins
TOTAL TIME
15 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1
  • 2 Organic lemons
  • 6 Lemons
  • 250 g Sugar
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Butter
  • 75 g Cornstarch
  • 7-10 Tbsp 5 fresh egg yolks

Directions

  1. 1

    Finely grate the zest of the organic lemons. Squeeze together with the other lemons. Fill up the juice with water at 1⁄2 l. Boil up the lemon peel and juice with sugar and butter. Mix starch with 6 tablespoons of water.

  2. 2

    Add to the simmering lemon stock and continue to simmer for 1 minute while stirring. Remove cream from the stove. First mix the egg yolks with 2 tbsp. of the hot cream, then stir into the rest of the cream. Pass the lemon cream through a sieve, bring to the boil again briefly while stirring and immediately fill into glasses.

  3. 3

    Can be kept refrigerated for about 2 weeks.