London Lemon Curd

Name: London Lemon Curd
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 1/3 cups
Ingredients: 3/4-1 cup sugar; 1 tablespoon lemon zest (optional); 2 large eggs; 2/3 cup lemon juice; 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine

Submitted by Lady Clare

"A great spread for biscuits, but also fabulous as a filling for cakes, pies and tarts! The only one I use. This is fairly tart, as I like it on biscuits, so if using as a cake filling, I would up the sugar to 1 or 1 1/4 cups."

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 5
Yields:: 1 1/3 cups

ingredients

³⁄₄ - 1 cup sugar
1 tablespoon lemon zest (optional)
2 large eggs
²⁄₃ cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine

directions

Combine sugar, lemon zest and eggs in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stirring with a whisk, cook until sugar dissolves and mixture is light in color (about 3 minutes).
Stir in lemon juice and butter.
Cook for 5 minutes more, stirring constantly until the mixture thinly coats the back of a spoon.
Let cool, cover and chill. The mixture will thicken as it cools.
If using in a cake, it is best to make this the day before.