Lighter Lemon Lime Curd No Butter Food

LIGHTER LEMON - LIME CURD (NO BUTTER)

Steps:

• In a small sauce pan, over medium heat, dissolve sugar into lemon juice. Add zest.
• Lightly beat egg in a small/medium bowl. Whisking constantly, slowly pour lemon/sugar syrup into the egg. Beat for 2 minutes (only 1 if you're using a mixer), then transfer back into the saucepan.
• Heat over low heat, stirring constantly, until it just starts to bubble at the edges. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Transfer to a small container and store in the fridge.

LEMON LIME CURD

Steps:

• Shred lemon rind very finely to make 1/4 cup.
• Squeeze juice from lemons and limes to make 1-1/3 cups total.
• In a heavy saucepan combie juices and sugar.
• Stir in eggs, butter and 1/4 cup lemon peel.
• Cook, stirring, over med heat (DO NOT BOIL) until thickened and coats a metal spoon.
• This takes about 8 minutes.
• Will keep in fridge for a month.

CHEF JOHN'S LIGHTER LEMON CURD

Steps:

• Place a saucepan containing several inches of water over medium heat and bring water to a simmer.
• Place eggs into a metal mixing bowl and add sugar and lemon juice. Place bowl over pan containing simmering water and whisk continuously until mixture foams and becomes thick, hot, and smooth, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove from the heat; whisk in lemon zest and unsalted butter. Continue whisking constantly until butter melts and incorporates into the lemon curd. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, pushing the plastic wrap onto the surface of the lemon curd. Refrigerate until chilled and lemon curd has set up, at least 1 hour. Stir before serving.

LEMON LIME CURD

Steps:

• In a heavy saucepan whisk together the sugar, the whole eggs, the yolks, the juices, and the zests and cook the mixture over moderately low heat, whisking, until the sugar is dissolved. Add the butter, cook the mixture over low heat, whisking, for 10 to 12 minutes, or until it registers 160°F. on a candy thermometer, and transfer it to glass jars. The curd keep, covered and chilled, for 2 weeks. Serve the curd as a spread with sweet breads.

LEMON CURD (WITHOUT BUTTER)

Steps:

• Wash lemons carefully and zest, by taking care not to get the white pith. Juice the lemons.
• Put the zest into a pan, add the cornflour mixed with lemon juice. Add the sugar.
• Whisk lightly over a slow heat until dissolved.
• Beat eggs, and then add to the lemon mix, continuously whisking.
• Turn up the temperature a little and whisk continually until the mixture thickens (about 3-4 minutes).
• Remove from heat then pour directly into jam jars. After they have cooled, refrigerate.