Luscious Lime Curd: A simple curd recipe that's fantabulous in tarts, yogurts, meringue cookies, pavlova & of course pies.
Author: Portlandia Pie Lady
Ingredients
2largeeggs, beaten and strained through sieve
3eggyolks, beaten and strained through sieve
1-1/4cuppure cane granulated sugar
2/3cupfresh lime juice(juice of 4 limes, plus extra bottled lime juice to make 2/3 cup)
Zestof1 medium lime
Dashof salt
6tablespoonsbutter, cut into pieces
Instructions
Zest the lime, avoid the white pith, and set aside in a small bowl.
Squeeze out juice to measure with remaining juice needed for recipe.
Pour the beaten eggs & egg yolks through a sieve to remove the "wiggly" undesirable part (I am a texture-driven gal, if you are not, this step is not necessary).
Add the strained eggs into a saucepan with sugar, lime juice, zest, salt and cut up butter pieces.
Over low-medium heat, cook while stirring constantly with a whisk (I use a flat-bottom whisk that gets into the corners of the saucepan). As the butter melts the mixture will slowly start to thicken, this will take about 10-12 minutes.
Remove from heat, pour into a bowl, place plastic wrap pressed onto surface and refrigerate until cooled, about 2 to 3 hours.