Can you freeze lemon curd?
Yes, you can freeze any homemade curd! Once your curd has cooled, simply place the airtight, freezer-safe container in the freezer. You can store lemon curd in the freezer for up to a year.
Making your own lemon curd is not difficult at all. With just a few ingredients, you can make your own fresh curd to use in a delicious lemon meringue pie, for example.
On my baking weekend last month, I made lemon curd for the first time. I have no idea why I hadn’t done it before. Since I was so eager to make lemon meringue pie, I wanted to get it right the first time and make the curd myself.
I made a big batch so I could make more recipes with it and make sure I had some left over to put in the yogurt (very tasty!). I didn’t think it would be so easy to make my own curd from lemons and a few other ingredients.
Baking tip: When you make a curd, you can store it in a sealed jar. I usually use glass mason jars.
The possibilities are endless with this delicious curd. Put a little in your yogurt, a scoop over an ice cream dessert, spread it on a cracker, and of course: serve it on homemade scones with clotted cream. Yes, it really is all delicious!
Other popular recipes with this curd are, of course, any recipes that combine the curd with meringue. Like lemon meringue pie. I also love lemon curd cookies, like thumbprint cookies with the curd in the center. I will post a recipe for those soon.
Lemon curd cake is also very tasty. For example, you can use this recipe for lemon loaf and serve it with whipped cream and your homemade curd. Or with ice cream, which is also very tasty!
BAKING TIP: Love lemon curd? Then you will also LOVE these easy lemon bars!
Yes, you can freeze any homemade curd! Once your curd has cooled, simply place the airtight, freezer-safe container in the freezer. You can store lemon curd in the freezer for up to a year.
Yes, you can. The au bain-marie process ensures that the curd does not get hotter than 100 degrees Celsius (the boiling point of water). Fortunately, harmful bacteria are killed above 70 degrees Celsius.
The curd has not been cooked long enough and needs to be heated au bain-marie longer. How long this takes can vary depending on the heat source and the thickness of the bowl (I never use a thick bowl). Also remember that the curd will continue to thicken as it cools.
If your curd is still not the right thickness after more than half an hour au bain-marie heating? Then you can add half a beaten egg (maybe your eggs were on the small side) or add some gelatin to the mixture and let it cool.
These are pieces of coagulated egg white, and you shouldn’t find them in your curd. It’s best to strain your curd to get rid of the white bits.
To prevent this from happening next time, make sure the heat is not too high when you add the egg and immediately stir it well, preferably with a whisk. Once the egg is incorporated into the mixture, it will no longer set. If the heat is too high and you don’t stir the egg immediately, it may solidify.
You probably used the white part of the lemon peel when you grated it. When using lemon zest, you want to use only the yellow part of the zest because the white part is very bitter and will give your curd a bitter taste.
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