Lemon Curd Recipe Nigella
Juice the lemons to make 1 cup of lemon juice.
Lemon curd recipe nigella. Set on low to medium heat i set it on 4 out of 10 where 10 is the hottest temperature. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees c 350 degrees f gas mark 4 and line a baking tray with baking parchment. Remove from heat and allow to cool a little.
Put the lemon zest and juice the sugar and the butter cut into cubes into a heatproof bowl set over a pan of. Put butter sugar and strained lemon juice into a bowl. Zest and juice of 4 unwaxed lemons.
The time taken for a curd to thicken will vary according to the size of the pan and the heat underneath. The biggest challenge with lemon curd is avoiding the dreaded curdle. 3 eggs and 1 egg yolk.
Sit bowl over a pan of simmering water and cook till sugar is completely dissolved. If you keep stirring throughout you shouldn t have a problem but nigella suggests filling the sink with cold water before you start so if it looks like curdling you can plunge your pan into the water and stir like the blazes. Add the butter and heat slowly until the butter melts.
Nigella s lemon pavlova from at my table can be made with a good store bought lemon curd. Put the butter and sugar into a double boiler saucepan with boiling water i use a glass pyrex bowl that fits snugly into a saucepan of boiling water.