Fruit curd

Lemon Curd ( " lemon cream " ) is a common in the UK and North America cream that is made ​​of eggs, lemons or limes and sugar. The mass has a pudding -like creamy texture. The particularly intense aroma gets the cream in that both juice and peel of the citrus fruit are used.

Lemon curd is one similar to jam to the traditional English spreads. As such, it is served with toast or classic scones for afternoon tea. Also traditional is the use as a filling for pies, as in lemon meringue pie, a flat cake made lemon curd with a meringue topping. In more modern variants Lemon Curd is also used as a filling or topping for cupcakes and other types of baked goods or for the preparation as ice. So he is often eaten as a dessert.

The basic recipe a fruity egg cream is now implemented with other types of fruit. Among other citrus fruits such as oranges or mandarins for example, soft fruits such as blackberries or raspberries can be used.

• English Kitchen
• Spread
• Sweet dish
• American Kitchen