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Lime (or lemon) curd

Name: Lime (or lemon) curd
Prep time: 36 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 54 min
Yield: 400 g
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100 g caster sugar; 3 limes; 2 eggs; 100 g butter; 5 drops food colouring

Lime curd is a delicious conserve and variation on the traditional lemon curd, made with limes, eggs and butter. It's the perfect filling for either large or small tarts.

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Duration

55 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: July 10^th 2011

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For 400 g, you will need:

1 100 g caster sugar
2 3 limes
3 2 eggs
4 100 g butter
5 5 drops food colouring (optional)
Total weight: 630 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

20 min.

Resting

20 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

55 min.

Preparation 20 min.

Resting 20 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.

Tip 100 g caster sugar into a bowl and add the zest of the 3 limes.

Stir with a whisk and leave for 10 minutes so that the sugar takes up the aromas of the zest.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Add 2 eggs...

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

...and mix thoroughly with the whisk.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.

Add the juice of the 3 limes. Mix thoroughly again.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

Filter the mixture through a fine sieve and discard the zest.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Tip the mixture into a pan.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 8 min.

Leave over low heat, whisking gently until it thickens.

If you have an electronic thermometer, the temperature should reach around 82°C (180°F).

Stage 8 - ⌛ 10 min.

Leave to cool for 10 minutes, until the temperature goes down to 60°C (140°F), then add 100 g butter and, if you wish, 5 drops food colouring.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 5 min.

Mix thoroughly. Your lime (or lemon) curd is ready.

Remarks

For a classic lemon curd, use only 2 lemons (and, of course, no colouring).

Keeping: A few days in the fridge in a sealed container.

Source: After Pierre Hermé.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	2 g RDI=4 %	20 g RDI=8 %	15 g RDI=21 %	228 kcal RDI=11 %	955 kJ RDI=11 %
Whole recipe	16 g RDI=25 %	130 g RDI=49 %	94 g RDI=129 %	1,437 kcal RDI=72 %	6,016 kJ RDI=72 %

Whole recipe

Possible allergens in this recipe: egg, milk

How much will it cost?

For 400 g

1.90 €

Per Lime (or lemon) curd

0.05 €

Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.

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