Easy Lemon Curd Playful Cooking

The Easy Lemon Curd need just 5 Ingredients:

EggSugarButterLemonsalt

Points to Keep in Mind:

You definitely need a heavy bottom pan and you cannot rush the process. It barely takes 10 minutes to make lemon curd but you have to allow the butter to melt slowly in lemon juice and eggs.Don’t leave the curd unattended. Keep stirring it constantly as you add the butter slowly while it thickens like a custard.Once the curd thickens, it’s always a good idea to strain the curd. The eggs white tends to cook faster and coagulate. You curd will be fine but straining would get rid of those bits.

Lemon Tree

When we came to view the house that we currently live in, the first thing that caught my attention was the Lemon tree. In fact, two lemon trees, one pretty average size and one growing tall enough to reach from the bedroom window upstairs! Even before we saw the inside of the house, I was ready to move in. I have always loved a little lemony flavor in everything, be it sweet or savory. So, having a lemon tree was like a dream come true, especially because I don’t have green thumb to grow one. Our landlord said they are Lebanon Lemon trees and hence, the ginormous size and thick skin. The variety also reminded me to Gondhoraj Lebu, a strong fragrant lime that you get only in Kolkata. My Dad had a gondhoraj lebu tree and you couldn’t just pass by without sniffing the fresh leaves. However, unlike the Kolkata variety lime, these Lebanon Lemons are extremely juicy. Last summer, the tree went a little wild and branches started to spread everywhere. So, we gave it a little trim. Since then, I have seen a change in the variety of the lemons. We are still getting the big ones, the really big ones (bigger than grape fruit), several imperfect weird looking ones but most of them are smaller ones with thin skin and still juicy.

We shared a few bags with friends, colleagues and yet, there is a lot more to consume. So, I am on a mission here to make as many Lemon treats as I can think of, starting with Lemon Curd. Store lemon curd in a clean glass jar with an airtight seal. Freeze it if you want to save it for longer or finish it in 1 week, if kept in the refrigerator.