Homemade Lemon Curd (Cream)


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How to Make - Homemade Lemon Curd

This tried-and-true lemon curd recipe is made from scratch with just four ingredients. The silky lemon curd is perfect spread on a bun, paired with yogurt, or eaten straight from the jar with a spoon.

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Time: 30 min.

Step-by-step recipe for lemon custard.



The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:


  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 and 2/3 cups sugar
  • Zest of 3 large lemons
  • 3/4 cup lemon juice
  • 160 g unsalted butter, melted
  • A pinch of salt



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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:


    Beat eggs with sugar until foamy.

  1. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, beat the eggs and sugar until light foam forms.
  2. Squeeze lemon juice into the mixture and add the zest.

  3. Add lemon zest and fresh lemon juice to the egg mixture and beat until combined.

  4. Mix the egg foam with the butter and bring to a boil.

  5. Mix in the cooled melted butter and then turn on the heat. Continue stirring until the mixture comes to a boil.
  6. Strain the lemon curd through a sieve.

  7. When the mixture is almost boiling, remove from the heat and strain the lemon curd through a sieve into a large measuring cup.
  8. Pour the lemon curd into containers

  9. Pour the lemon curd into jars and store in the refrigerator.
    Exit: 3 tbsp.





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