Homemade lemon curd

Name: Homemade lemon curd
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Fruit
Ingredients: 200.00 ml castor sugar; 125.00 ml lemon juice freshly squeezed; 50.00 g butter; 2.00 eggs just the yolks; 15.00 ml cornflour; 2.00 lemon zest only

4 servings Prep: 5 mins, Cooking: 20 mins

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (6)

200.00 ml	castor sugar
125.00 ml	lemon juice — freshly squeezed
50.00 g	butter
2.00	eggs — just the yolks
15.00 ml	cornflour
2.00	lemon — zest only

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Method:

Heat castor sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice and butter over a low heat.
Whisk in the egg yolks and cornflour.
Stir constantly over a low heat until thickened.
Stir in the lemon zest and allow to cool.
Spoon into a sterilised bottle and refrigerate until ready to use.
You could also make lime or orange curd by substituting fresh lime or orange juice for the lemon juice.