Lemon Curd

Name: Lemon Curd
Yield: Makes 1 cup
Ingredients: 1/3 cup, lemon juice (2 lemons); 2 , large eggs; 1 , egg yolk; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces/99 grams), sugar; 2 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes and chilled; 1 tablespoon, heavy cream; 1/4 teaspoon, vanilla extract; Pinch, table salt

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2007

Who needs the supermarket jarred varieties when you can make your own at home?

SERVES Makes 1 cup

TIME 20 minutes

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