Contessas Lemon Curd
From grandmommy 17 years ago- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 5
This lemon curd is so wonderful and full of flavor. It is a big hit at our house and so good paired with the almond shortbread or on top of warm maple scones. My children tried to beat each other to the kitchen during last years summer vacation to snatch this up!
Ingredients
- 4 lemons at room temp. (roll on counter to soften) shopping list
- 11/2c. sugar shopping list
- 1/4 lb. unsalted butter shopping list
- 4 extra large eggs shopping list
- 1/8t. salt shopping list
How to make it
- Remove zest from lemons
- Juice lemons to equal 1/2c. and set aside
- Put zest in a food processor and add sugar, process 2 min.
- Cream butter, sugar, and lemon zest in a mixing bowl
- Add eggs one at a time
- Add lemon juice and salt
- Mix till combined
- Pour mixture in a sauce pan
- Cook over low heat stirring constantly until thickened
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Thank you so much for posting this... now I need some lemons....!!! yummmmm got my 5
shirleyoma in Cove loved it
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Me too!!!! Thank you!!!!!
pat2me in Nashua loved it
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I'll have to use this for my lemon tarts! :) Thank you, grandmommy! :)
~Melindabakermel in Topeka loved it
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