LEMON CURD

This year I made some lemon curd and mermelade as a christmas gift. Very easy an so tasty!!

INGREDIENTS (It makes 1 litre)

- 6 lemons(zest and juice)
- 120g butter
- 450g sugar
- 4 eggs

PROCEDURE

- Zest the 6 lemons and afterwards juice them.

-Break the eggs into a bowl and beat. Keep it for later.

- In a thick pan (over a medium heat), put the zest and the juice of the 6 lemons. Add the butter and once melted add the sugar.Stir frequently to mix the ingredients and to dissolve the sugar.

- Remove the pan from the heat and add the eggs little by little while whisking energically after each addition (otherwise you will get an omelette into the pan)

- Once both mixtures have been fully incorporated return the pan to the heat and stir as the lemon curd heats over a medium heat.

- After 5 minuts the mixture will start to boil and you will notice that it is getting thicker. Let it bubble for another four minutes. Your lemon curd is now ready !

-  Boil some jars to sterilize them and  pour the lemon curd in. Close the jars and put them upside down on a cold surface. Allow to cool at room temperature before storing in the fridge. It will make an airtigh bottling.

Lemon curd lasts up to three month and taste deliciuos with bread or as a filling for cakes.