Used in our Lemon Blueberry Manifesto Cookie
Ingredients
- ½ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2 tsps finely grated fresh lemon zest
- ½ cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ stick ( 6 tbsps) unsalted butter, cut into bits
Directions
Step 1
Whisk together juice, zest, sugar and eggs in a 2-quart heavy saucepan.
Step 2
Stir in butter and cook over moderately low heat, whisking frequently, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk and first bubble appears on surface, about 6 minutes.
Step 3
Transfer lemon curd to a bowl and chill, its surface covered with plastic wrap, until cold, at least one hour.