Yolks Only Lemon Curd Recipe

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Lemon curd is an incredibly easy to make recipe that is unbelievably versatile in the kitchen. Make this when you've got extra egg yolks to use up. This recipe makes about 3 cups of curd.

·published 2020-01-21

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Servings

['12', '12 servings']

Total time

40 min

prep 30 min

Calories / serving

174 kcal

Ingredients (6)

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12 oz granulated sugar (1 ½ cups)
6 egg yolksegg
4 oz lemon juice (½ cup (3-4 lemons))lemon
Finely grated zest from all the lemonslemon
⅛ teaspoon saltsalt
2 oz unsalted butter (4 tablespoons)butter

Instructions (7 steps)

01Thoroughly whisk together the sugar and egg yolks in a medium saucepan. Add the lemon juice, zest and salt.
02Place the butter in a heat proof bowl. Put a fine mesh sieve over the bowl and keep it near the stove.
03Heat the yolk/juice mixture over medium low heat, stirring constantly. You must be sure to keep stirring across the entire bottom and corners of the pot so the custard does not have a chance to stick. The mixture will start out opaque with a fine white foam over the surface. As it heats up the curd will thicken, become more translucent and the foam will disappear.
04Cook until the curd will coat the back of a wooden spoon and just begins to boil. Don't allow it to come to a rolling boil. One or two bubbles is all you need to see.

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