Lemon Curd

Name: Lemon Curd
Ingredients: 1/3 cup, lemon juice, from 2 lemons; 2 , large eggs; 1 , egg yolk; 1/2 cup, sugar (3½ ounces/99 grams); 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 Illustrated May/June 2003

This recipe compliments a lemon cheesecake perfectly.

SERVES Enough to top one cake layer

TIME 20 minutes

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