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Lemon Curd

Recipe origin: United Kingdom

Prepared lemon curd may be purchased at many supermarkets. It is usually found near the jams and jellies.

Ingredients

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter
  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice, strained through a sieve
  • ½ sugar
  • 3 egg yolks

Procedure

  1. In a double boiler (one pot set inside a larger pot that contains about 2 inches of boiling water), melt the butter with the lemon juice and sugar, stirring until all the sugar dissolves.
  2. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, stirring constantly.
  3. Keep stirring until the mixture is as thick as yogurt (about 15 minutes).
  4. Pour the mixture through a sieve into a bowl.
  5. Cover with plastic wrap, making sure the plastic wrap touches the surface of the lemon curd to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until cool.
  6. Serve on toast or fill purchased miniature tart shells with it.

Serves 12 to 15. Serve with tea.

 
 
Food and Nutrition: lemon curd

Cooked mixture of sugar, butter, eggs, and lemons. Legally (UK regulations) must contain 4% fat, 0.33% citric acid, 1% dried egg or equivalent, 0.125% oil of lemon or 0.25% oil of orange, and not less than 65% soluble solids.

 
WordNet: lemon curd
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (British) a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar
  Synonym: lemon cheese


 
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Lemon curd, (also sometimes known as lemon cheese) is a traditional British dessert topping and sandwich spread. The basic ingredients are beaten egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice and zest which are gently cooked together until thick and then allowed to cool, forming a soft, smooth, intensely flavoured spread. Some recipes also include egg whites and/or butter.

In late 19th and early 20th century England, home made lemon curd was traditionally served with bread or scones at afternoon tea as an alternative to jam, and as a filling for cakes, small pastries and tarts. Modern commercially made lemon curd is still a popular spread for bread, scones, toast or muffins. It can be also be used as a flavouring for desserts or yoghurt. Lemon-meringue pie, made with lemon curd and topped with meringue, has been a favorite dessert in Britain and the USA since the nineteenth century.

Home made lemon curd was usually made in relatively small amounts as it did not keep as well as jam, although nowadays larger quantities can be kept in the refrigerator or freezer. Commercially manufactured lemon curd often contains additional preservatives and thickening ingredients.

Lemon curd is different from a lemon filling or a custard in that it contains a higher proportion of lemon juice and zest, which gives it a more intense, sharper lemon flavor. Unlike a custard, it is never eaten on its own. Also, lemon curd containing butter has a smoother and creamier texture than both lemon filling and custard; both contain little or no butter and use cornstarch or flour for thickening.

Variations also exist using different fruits such as oranges or limes. Lemon curd with Dutch liquer advocaat is also sold commercially.

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Myths and legends

Many claim if 200ml of Lemon Curd gets mixed with 350ml of 'HP sauce' then the resulting paste can be lit with a match, lighter or any open flame and explode with a power comparable to TNT.

Lemon Curd is one of the oldest spreads that goes on bread in the UK.


 
 

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Recipe. Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World. Copyright © 2002 by The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.  Read more
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