Quick and Easy Lemon Curd

Name: Quick and Easy Lemon Curd
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters butter, softened; 4 eggs; 6 lemons; 473 milliliters sugar

Quick and Easy Lemon Curd is a gluten free, fodmap friendly, and vegetarian side dish. One serving contains 350 calories, 4g of protein, and 14g of fat. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of sugar, eggs, lemons, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Step One: Grate zest from lemons to equal 2 Tbsp.

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Lemon

Cut lemons in half; squeeze juice into a measuring cup to equal 1 cup.

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Lemon

Juice

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Step Two: Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Gradually add lemon juice to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition; stir in zest. (

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Lemon Juice

Butter

Egg

Mixture will look curdled.)

Transfer to a 3-qt. microwave-safe bowl.

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Step Three: Microwave at HIGH 5 minutes, stirring at 1-minute intervals. Microwave, stirring at 30-second intervals, 1 to 2 more minutes or until mixture thickens, coats the back of a spoon, and starts to mound slightly when stirred.

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Place heavy-duty plastic wrap directly on warm curd (to prevent a film from forming), and chill 4 hours or until firm. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to 2 weeks.

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Wrap

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Stove-Top Method: Prepare as directed through Step 2, transferring mixture to a heavy 4-qt. saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, whisking constantly, 14 to 16 minutes. Proceed as directed in Step

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