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Easy lemon curd

Try this wonderfully tangy spread on toasted muffins, stirred into Greek-style yogurt or dolloped on a slice of cheesecake

Try this wonderfully tangy spread on toasted muffins, stirred into Greek-style yogurt or dolloped on a slice of cheesecake

Cooking Time

Cook: 1 Hour

Cooking Time

Serves: 45

Cooking Time

Price: 6p per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 10g serving contains

Energy
201kj
48kcal
2%
Fat
2.1 g
Low
3%
Saturates
1.1g
Low
6%
Sugars
6.6g
Med
7%
Salt
0.05g
Low
1%
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
2008kj/480kcal

Ingredients

2 unwaxed lemons, zest of

250ml freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 4 lemons)

4 large eggs, lightlybeaten

100g butter, chilled and cut into cubes

350g caster sugar

Method

1
Pre-heat the oven to 140C/120C Fan/Gas 1. Wash 2 or 3 glass jars in hot, soapy water, then rinse well. Remove any rubber seals, then put in the oven on their sides for 30 minutes.
2
Put all the ingredients for the lemon curd in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water.
3
Stir continuously for about 20 minutes - it's ready when the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon.
4
Spoon the lemon curd into the sterilised jars and cover. Allow to cool, then store in the fridge for up to 1 month.