Homemade Lemon Curd
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Serves: makes about 2 cups
 
Ingredients
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice (do NOT use the bottled stuff!!!)
  • 1½ cups granulated sugar
  • 5 whole eggs, beaten
Preparation Instructions
  1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
  2. Once the butter has melted, all the lemon zest, juice and sugar. Cook and stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat.
  3. Whisking constantly, slowly add the beaten eggs.
  4. Return to heat and cook until thick and bubbly, about 10-15 minutes.
  5. Cool to room temperature and store covered in the fridge.
Recipe by Foods of Our Lives at https://www.foodsofourlives.com/2012/04/homemade-lemon-curd/