Lemon Curd

• servings: 40 tbsp
• active time: 25 mins
• total time: 25 mins

Ingredients

3 tablespoons lemon zest from about three large lemons

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice from two to three large lemons

1 1/2 cups sugar

8 tablespoons butter

3 large eggs lightly beaten

2 egg yolks lightly beaten

Directions

Heat the butter in the microwave for 30 seconds so it is slightly melted, but not completely.

Whisk in the lemon zest, lemon juice, sugar, and then the eggs and egg yolks.

Heat in the microwave for one minute intervals, whisking well in between until it can coat the back of a spoon well. It should take three to four minutes.

Pour through a metal sieve and then refrigerate until fully cool. It will thicken as it cools.