How to make a Lemon, lime, orange or grapefruit curd. Must-have for scones.
Lemon Curd
Ingredients
- 3 lemons or 4 limes, or 1 medium sized pink grapefruit, or 2 oranges
- 200 g sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- 100 g unsalted butter soft, cut into small cubes
Instructions
- Zest the lemons (or other citrus fruits). Then juice them to create approximately 130ml. Add the juice, zest, sugar, eggs and salt into a medium sized pot. Mix with a whisker. Add the butter and place on low heat. Keep stirring continuously until the butter has melted.
- Increase the heat a bit, but don't rush it. Keep whisking. The mixture should thicken after a while. It should never reach a boil. When it gells, typically around 74-76 Celcius, the curd should now stick to the back of a spoon, the curd is ready.
- Sieve the curd, using a spoon to rub it throug. Put the curd in sterilized glass jars.
Notes
This makes around 500ml of curd. You can keep the curd for approximately 3 weeks, if you keep it closed and refrigerated. After opening the curd should be kept refrigerated and will be good for a couple of days only.