Barbara Tropp

Lemon Butter

Preparation info
  • Makes

    ¾ cup

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
top 1000China Moon Cookbook
China Moon Cookbook

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1992

  • About

Ingredients

  • Finely grated zest of 2 scrubbed lemons
  • 2 extra-large eggs
  • ¼ cup

Method

  1. In the top of a double boiler, combine the lemon zest, eggs, sugar, and lemon juice, and whisk until blended. Over very low heat, simmer, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon, 6 to 8 minutes.
  2. Stir in the butter until melted and smooth. Immediately strain through a fine-mesh sieve. Chill the lemon butter, uncov