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Quick Lemon Curd Recipe

Squeezing a few citrus recipes into the family menus is easy for Don's wife, Mary. She shares her popular recipe for Lemon Curd. "This special spread is absolutely delightful," Mary confirms. "It's rich and smooth with a fresh lemon flavor. Sometimes, I'll thicken it a bit and put it in tart shells."

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Quick Lemon Curd Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 25 min.

Yield: 22 Servings

5 20 25

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, melted
2/3 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons grated lemon peel
1/8 teaspoon salt
Scones, biscuits or English muffins

Directions

In the top of a double boiler, beat eggs and sugar. Stir in butter, lemon juice, peel and salt. Cook over simmering water for 15 minutes or until mixture is thickened and reaches 160°. Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Serve chilled with scones, biscuits or English muffins. Yield: 3-1/2 cups.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 159 calories, 9 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 61 mg cholesterol, 109 mg sodium, 19 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Curd in Taste of Home February/March 2001, p44