Lemon Curd (Recipe adapted from Quay Po Cooks)
Ingredients:
6 egg yolks
3/4 cup castor sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 grated lemon zest
1/2 cup cold butter
3/4 cup castor sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 grated lemon zest
1/2 cup cold butter
Method:
1. Whisk egg yolks & sugar in a metal bowl placed on top of a saucepan over simmering water. Add in lemon juice & zest until combined & smooth.
2. Stir the mixture constantly with a spatula until it thickens. Remove from heat. Whisk in butter slowly. Spoon mixture into clean glass container & allow it to col with a piece of plastic wrap laid on the surface to prevent a skin from forming.
2. Stir the mixture constantly with a spatula until it thickens. Remove from heat. Whisk in butter slowly. Spoon mixture into clean glass container & allow it to col with a piece of plastic wrap laid on the surface to prevent a skin from forming.
15 comments:
oh..i love lemon curd, a great way to balance out the sweetness of the macarons.
茄子,
Yeah,absolutely agreed with you~ :)
Macarons have been on my to-bake list for a looooooooong time... Must find some time to try it out!!!
PH,
Yeah, do give it a try, its quite fun :)
woah very beautiful, haha i'm so glad i'm gonna test them tmr!! *licks lips* =Pp
Jess,
Kekeke, hope you like them =)
Wow! Really lovely! And great pairing with lemon curd. I'm gonna try this out one of these days. Helps to use up the leftover egg yolks too =DD.
很漂亮喔,最近你的料理都有心型的哦:P
I did a batch of macarons today too, but failed :( Going to try it out again! Pretty macarons, bet the lemon curd and macarons would complement each other very well!
macarons are like super high level bakes for me so I've never baked them before :( good job there! your macarons are really beautiful!
Spear,
Welcome to my blog.Do drop by more often. Yah,you gotta try making the lemon curd. It is really good :)
鲸鱼,
因为二月是个浪漫的季节,所以我的料理都有心型哦.哈哈 *^_^*
Quizzine,
Thanks for dropping by my blog & thanks for your kind words. Looking forward to see you macarons too :)
Jean,
Thanks for the compliments. Try it out next time too :)
I really like the colour of the lemon curd. Looks so smooth and yummy.
Bake for a Queen,
Thanks for dropping by my blog. You gotta try making the lemon curd, it is awesome! :)
I did a batch of macarons today too, but failed :( Going to try it out again! Pretty macarons, bet the lemon curd and macarons would complement each other very well!
PH,
Yeah, do give it a try, its quite fun :)
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