Lemon curd – lemon honey

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 100 g butter
• 180 g sugar
• 2 organic lemons
• 3 eggs

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 30 minutes

The ingredients given are sufficient for approximately 3 jars of 125 ml each. Wash both lemons thoroughly with hot water, dry them and finely grate the zest. Then squeeze the lemons. Whisk the eggs in a bowl until the yolks and egg whites are well blended. Place the butter, sugar, grated lemon zest, lemon juice and the whisked eggs in a double boiler (or a bain-marie) and heat over low to medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to thicken. This takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Make sure that nothing boils! Remove from the heat, as the lemon honey will thicken further as it cools. Pour into jars and seal. Store in the refrigerator. Tastes good with toast or white rolls and is also suitable as a filling for small shortcrust pastry tarts, for example.