Weathertop Lemon Curd

This is our flavor tweaks of the traditional lemon curd recipe.

Ingredients

• 4 egg yolks
• scant 1/2 cup of white sugar
• zest of 2 good sized lemons
• 2/3 cup of lemon juice
• 6 tbsp of salted butter

Steps

1. Set up double boiler (glass bowl over pot with 2 inches of water).  Bring to boil then turn down to 4.
2. Add yolks, sugar, zest and lemon juice to the double boiler.
3. Begin stirring with a silicon whisk and continue until the curd reaches 170*F.
4. Remove from double boiler and whisk in the butter.
5. Put in jar to set in fridge.
6. Yields 1.5 cups