Very Lemon Curd

Preparation info
  • Makes about:

    800 g

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      55 min

Appears in
The Art of Preserving: Ancient techniques and modern inventions to capture every season in a jar

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

  • About

The title describes this curd perfectly. Packed with lemon zest, it is ideal for spreading thickly on toast or crumpets or as a filling for a cake or a lemon tart. And who can resist devouring it straight from the jar?

Ingredients

  • grated zest and juice of 4 lemons
  • 175 g/6 oz unsalted butter<

Method

  1. Sterilize enough small jars in the oven so that they are ready to use.
  2. Strain the lemon juice into a double boiler or a heatproof bowl. Rest the bowl, if using, over a saucepan of gently simmering water so that the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
  3. Add the lemon zest, butter and sugar and heat gently, sti