Magnolia Bakery's Lemon Curd Filling

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 12 egg yolks, at room temperature
• 3 tablespoons lemon zest, grated
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cut in small pieces

Recipe

• 1 in a medium-size saucepan, whisk the first five ingredients until thoroughly combined.
• 2 get the saucepan on low heat to warm the mixture, and slowly augment the heat to medium. all the while stiring with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.
• 3 cook for about 20 minutes until thick and bubbly.
• 4 remove from heat and add the butter, one piece at a time, stirring to incorporate.
• 5 place in the refrigerator until firm.
• 6 note: after cooking the mixture for about 5 minutes, it looked curdled so i strained it and then put it in a glass bowl over a pot with water on a high simmer. i cooked it for about 25 more minutes until it was quite thick and coated the back of a spoon. then i strained it again and added the butter. it was deliciously tart like lemon curd should be.
• 7 a sterile mason jar would be perfect for keeping this inches.