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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Chocolate Macarons with Lemon Curd filling



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

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.




15 comments:

  1. oh..i love lemon curd, a great way to balance out the sweetness of the macarons.

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  2. 茄子,
    Yeah,absolutely agreed with you~ :)

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  3. Macarons have been on my to-bake list for a looooooooong time... Must find some time to try it out!!!

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  4. PH,
    Yeah, do give it a try, its quite fun :)

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  5. woah very beautiful, haha i'm so glad i'm gonna test them tmr!! *licks lips* =Pp

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  6. Jess,
    Kekeke, hope you like them =)

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  7. 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.

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  8. 很漂亮喔,最近你的料理都有心型的哦:P

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  9. 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!

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  10. macarons are like super high level bakes for me so I've never baked them before :( good job there! your macarons are really beautiful!

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  11. 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 :)

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  12. I really like the colour of the lemon curd. Looks so smooth and yummy.

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  13. Bake for a Queen,
    Thanks for dropping by my blog. You gotta try making the lemon curd, it is awesome! :)

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  14. 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!

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  15. PH,
    Yeah, do give it a try, its quite fun :)

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