Lemon Cheese Cakes

Definitely not cheese cakes in the modern sense of the word, this is a very simple recipe which could be served either as a sweet or as a dessert. It is effectively a lemon curd, thickened with almond-flavoured biscuit crumbs, and can be served, as here, in glasses, or used as a filling for a blind-baked pastry case. (If using pastry, either a rough puff or all-butter puff works well.) This recipe can also be made with oranges. It is called a ‘cheese’ simply because it is a thick mixture, i