Lemon Curd

Caitie's teacher was having a birthday on the first day of term, and Caitie wanted to make a gift for her. She'd already been a recipient of some spiced peaches, so we decided to make her some lemon curd. We'd made the lemon curd before using a recipe by Petrina at Kitchen Alchemy. We knew it was yum, so we hoped Caitie's teacher would like it too.

Caitie and her dad set up a bain marie or water bath, and melted 140g butter. Then they added a cup of caster sugar and stirred it until all the sugar was melted. Then Caitie poured in 3 beaten eggs while her dad stirred quickly.



Then it was time to add a cup of fresh lemon juice and a tablespoon of lemon zest that Caitie had grated earlier. Caitie and her dad stirred it over a low heat for 15 minutes, then poured it in to cute little glass containers.

We put some muslin cloth over the top of the one we'd made for Caitie's teacher and added a little tag. Hope she likes it!!