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Lemon Custard is a very smooth, flavorful, creamy and delicious dessert. It always looks delicious with other desserts and you can also eat it on its own with a spoon. We can use lemon custard in filling of cake, sponge cakes, puff pastry and cream puffs. To cook lemon custard, we need lemon, milk, sugar, flour and eggs.
CONTENT OF RECIPE
| Ingredients / Ingredienti | 4 Cups Milk Yolks of 6 Eggs or Whole 3 Eggs 1+1/4 Cup Granulated Sugar 3/4 Cup All-Purpose Flour 1 Lemon Rind 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract Salt (a Pinch) |
| Cooking Time / Tempo di cottura | 8-12 Minutes |
| Cooking Temperature / Temperatura di cottura | 350°F ~ 176°C |
| Utensils / Utensili | Bowl Saucepan |
| Cooking Method / Metodo di cottura | Stove |
METHOD
Step 1: Place a pan on medium heat and pour milk along with lemon rind in it. Step 2:Now add eggs and sugar in the other saucepan and stir them continuously. Step 3: Incorporate flour with eggs and stir well. Step 4: Stir them well until everything mixes together smoothly. Step 5: Now slowly add milk to the egg mixture with constant stirring. Step 6: Place it over medium heat and cook the custard. Remove the lemon rind. Don’t forget to stir constantly. Step 7: When the custard gets thick, it is ready. Step 8: Don’t need to boil it. Step 9: Enjoy your lemon custard as a spoon dessert or with other treats.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What does lemon curd mean?
Lemon curd is a tasteful dessert made up of lemon or lime.
What is the difference between crème anglaise and custard?
They both are similar but crème anglaise has no flour or corn starch but present in custard. Custard is thicker and denser than crème anglaise.
What makes custard special?
Custards consist of some basic ingredients like eggs, flour and milk but the things which make it special are other flavors like chocolate, vanilla, lemon or coffee.
How can you eat custard?
It tastes delicious with other desserts and we can also eat it on its own with a spoon. We can eat the custard filled cake, sponge cakes, puff pastry and cream puffs.
How do you pronounce lemon curd?
We will pronounce it as ‘’ lemon card’’. Lemon curd is a delicious dessert made up of lemon.
