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Homemade Lemon Curd – Pareve version

Name: Homemade Lemon Curd – Pareve version
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 eggs; 1 cup sugar; 4 oz lemon juice; Lemon; ¼ tsp salt; 3¼ oz canola oil diced

Homemade sweet-tart lemon curd with a silky texture — a spread that elevates any cake or pastry. Pareve version: Canola oil.

⏱ 25 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

🧀 Dairy 🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-free

Versions:Original ⚖ Pareve

👨‍🍳 Method

1
Put the egg yolks and the sugar in a small pot and whisk together.
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2
Add the lemon juice and lemon zest and mix until even.
3
Set over low heat and stir nonstop for about 10 minutes, until the mixture thickens and clings to the spoon.
StoveWhisk
💡Low heat and nonstop stirring: over high heat the yolks curdle into lumps before the curd thickens.
4
Add the salt. Remove from the heat and add the cold canola oil in cubes, stirring.
5
Pour the curd into a clean jar through a fine sieve, seal and refrigerate.
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455calories

7 gprotein

53 gcarbs

25 gfat

● protein 6%● carbs 46%● fat 49%

Per serving (173 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

Eggs: measured in pieces: one ≈ 50 g · 143 kcal per 100 g · More about Eggs →
Sugar: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 200 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Lemon juice: measured in pieces: one ≈ 40 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Lemon: measured in pieces: one ≈ 58 g · 29 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Butter: 1 cup = 227 g · 717 kcal per 100 g · More about Butter →

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Small saucepan · Also works: Pot (None) · Frying pan (A deep pan for sauces)
Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)
Whisk · Also works: Hand mixer (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)
Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

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🧩 Built from…

Cooked Lemon Curd

Cooked Lemon Curd · Cream Filling
Alternatives for this part: Pastry Cream · Whipped Cream · Mascarpone Cream
Possible additions: Whole eggs · Lemon juice · Passion fruit juice instead of lemon · Grated lemon zest · Water · Pinch of salt · Cold butter at the end · Cornstarch · Served in glasses

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