Lemon Curd (microwave Version)

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 100 g butter
• 2 large lemons
• 225 g caster sugar
• 3 large eggs

Recipe

• 1 in a deep dish, microwave the butter for one minute on 100% power.
• 2 grate the lemon rind and squeeze out the juice.
• 3 add the castor sugar, lemon rind and juice to the butter and mix well.
• 4 strain the mixture through a sieve and discard the rind.
• 5 beat the eggs and add to the butter mixture.
• 6 microwave the mixture, uncovered, for 4 minutes on 100% power, stirring at 1 minute intervals.
• 7 microwave for another 30 seconds, then test to see if it is thick enough.
• 8 dip a metal spoon into the curd and pull it out quickly. if the curd is thick enough, the back of the spoon should be coated with a fairly thick layer of the mixture. the lemon curd wll thicken even more as it cools.
• 9 pour the hot curd into dry, sterilised glass jars, cover with greaseproof paper and screw the lids down tightly.