Lemon curd

This lemon curd recipe can be used to fill macaron shells, to make lemon pie, or to spread on brioche.

Ingredients for 150 g of lemon curd 

• 1 egg
• 45 g of sugar
• 1 tsp of cornstarch
• 1 lemon juice (about 40 ml of juice)
• 13 g of butter

Direction

1. Whisk together the eggs and the sugar.
2. Add the cornstarch, mix.
3. Then, add the lemon juice and mix.
4. Pour all the ingredients in a saucepan, add the butter in little pieces.
5. Cook at at medium heat while always stirring. Reduce heat to low heat when it starts thickening.
6. Keep cooking for 2 minutes.
7. Then, turn off the heat and directly cover the curd with a plastic wrap.