Chapter Nineteen

Baking Summer

While the weather may still be cold, snowy, and bleak. While the trees may still be bare, and the sun may still be hiding. We can reminisce about brighter times by baking up memories of summer. Memories attached to sunny skies, bright yellow lemons, green swaying trees, popsicles, pools, and the smell of flowers. This lemon curd will bring that all back and more, with one simple curd that you can add to just about any dessert you can bring back all the warm feels.

I love lemon curd, it's one of my favorite desserts and actually one of the first things I ever learned to make! It’s so simple and can be used on top of ice cream, on scones, and in pies or tarts! While the options are endless, this curd can come together in under half an hour making it insanely quick and delicious!

Lemon Sugar- Infusing the zest of the fruit with sugar is one of my favorite curd tricks. I just let the zest and sugar sit for at least half an hour and it adds a nice boost of flavor! Just grate your zest into your sugar, mix and let it infuse!

Whisking & Curdling- I prefer to have curds over a double boiler rather than straight on in a pot, while that can work I like having the double boiler as i think it adds a safety net for avoiding curdling! Make sure to always be whisking while making curd so that the majority can pass through your sieve!

Storage & Longevity- I like to store my curd in a glass container, it can keep up to a month in the fridge and up to a year in a freezer!