Darina Allen

Lemon Curd

Preparation info
  • Makes

    2 × 200

    ml Jars
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The New Ballymaloe Bread Book
The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

  • About

Tangy, delicious lemon curd can be made in the twinkling of an eye. Use the best eggs you can find and fresh, zesty, organic lemons. Smear it on a sponge, fresh bread or scones or drizzle it over meringues.

Ingredients

  • 50 g butter
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • grated zest and juice of

Method

Melt the butter in a saucepan on a very low heat. Add the sugar and the lemon zest and juice, then add the whisked eggs. Stir carefully over a gentle heat with a straight-ended wooden spatula until the mixture coats the back of it. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the curd into a bowl or sterilised jars (it will thicken further as it cools).

Cover when cold and refrigerate. This is