Lemons, Limoncello and Lemon Curd
On Jun 18, 10:02*am, Tracy > wrote:
> I finally got my hands on enough lemons to make limoncello. The peels
> are sitting in a jug of Everclear right now.
> I squeezed *the lemons and stuck the juice in the fridge until I could
> figure out/decide what to do with it. Last night I made lemon curd with
> some of the juice and it turned out fantastic. I used a method I found
> online where you just cream the sugar and butter, add the eggs, the
> lemon juice and zest and heat over medium heat until thickened. No lumps
> no straining. Awesomely easy.
>
> I still have some juice left over so I might make some lemon bars or I
> just might freeze it for something later this summer.
>
> I was thinking of using the curd in some kind of layer cake. Anyone do
> this? Any suggestions besides just eating the stuff?
>
> Tracy
Whoops! I meant to say that I have made a cake out of a lot of crepes
and lemon curd. Basically, make a base out of 2-4 crepes, and then
spread with a thin coat of curd, and add another crepe, a layer of
curd, etc.
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