recipes

from Santa's kitchen

Lemon curd

100 g butter
2 l lemons
225 g castor sugar
3 l eggs
In a 2l microwave bowl melt the butter uncovered for 1 minute
Grate the lemon rind and squeeze oit the juice.
Add the castor sugar, rind and juice to butter, and mix well.
Strain, and discard the rind
Beat the eggs well, and add to butter mix
Microwave the mixture, for 4 minutes, stirring every one minute
Microwave for another 30 min, then test if it is thick enough
Pour the hor curd into sterilized bottles and screw the lid down tightly