Lemon Curd

Ingredients

Lemon curd can be used to spread on hot tea bread, or used as a base for lemon cream pie or as a filling for a cake.

Directions:

• Fill the bottom of a double boiler with water. Cover and bring to a simmer.
• Combine the egg yolks and sugar in the insert and place onto the boiler bottom and whisk until the yolks are pale.
• Add the lemon juice and rind.
• Change to a wooden spoon and stir, adding butter, bit by bit and cooking until butter has melted.
• Check water from time to time to ensure that it does not boil.
• Remove from the heat and cool lemon curd, stirring until thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Remove to a clean dish and dot the top with small pieces of butter the prevent a skin form forming.
• Cool then refrigerate until firm.