Lemon Curd

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
• 2 large eggs
• 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice (about 3 large lemons)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 1/2 cup margarine

Recipe

• 1 combine the first 3 ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring with a whisk. cook until sugar dissolves and mixture is light in color (about 3 minuets).
• 2 stir in lemon juice and butter; cook for 5 minuets or until mixture thinly coats the back of a spoon, stirring constantly with a whisk.
• 3 cool.
• 4 cover and chill. the mixture will thicken as it cools.
• 5 note: lemon curd can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. you can easily double this recipe and freeze half of it in a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. thaw in the refrigerator, and use with in 1 week of thawing.