Alice Medrich

Lemon Curd

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1¾ cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Alice Medrich

Published 1990

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Ingredients

  • 3 large eggs
  • ½ cup lemon juice
  • Grated peel of 1 lemon

Method

  1. Whisk eggs and set aside.
  2. In a small nonreactive saucepan, combine lemon juice, grated peel, sugar, and butter. Heat to a simmer over medium heat. Pour hot liquid gradually over eggs, whisking continuously until all of the liquid is combined with the eggs. Return the mixture to the saucepan and whisk over medium heat until thick and barely beginning to simmer.