Lime (or lemon) curd

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

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:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
20 min.	20 min.	20 min.	55 min.

Step by step recipe

1	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.
2	Add 2 eggs...
3	...and mix thoroughly with the whisk.
4	Add the juice of the 3 limes. Mix thoroughly again.
5	Filter the mixture through a fine sieve and discard the zest.
6	Tip the mixture into a pan.
7	Leave over low heat, whisking gently until it thickens. If you have an electronic thermometer, the temperature should reach around 82°C (180°F).
8	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.
9	Mix thoroughly. Your lime (or lemon) curd is ready.

Remarks

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

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