Lemon Butter (or Lemon Curd as some people call it)

It is ages since I wrote anything for my Blog....but really there are no excuses. Just lack of drive. Busyness. Doing other stuff.

But yesterday I made some Lemon Butter.
It was my first ever attempt at this. And it was so easy, and so satisfying (yes, I feel very very smug) that I had to Blog it. Just skiting, in other words!

Why had I never done it before? I am not sure, but this month I had absolutely no excuses not to make it.
The lemon tree has been laden with beautiful lemons.
The chooks have been laying well, and regularly.  The main ingredients were at hand.
No excuses!

 

Plenty of lemons, waiting to be picked.

I Googled for the recipe and found an excellent one, complete with photos of each step, which I used.
And it was all so easy. I was "fair amazed"
(Thanks to Nicole Cody, who posted her recipe last year)
So now I will post my photos.

All the ingredients necessary for mouth-watering Lemon Butter.

First step...whisking the sugar and eggs, over a water bath, until sugar is dissolved.

Next add the butter, lemon juice and lemon zest.

Whisk these ingredients until the mixture is creamy, and silky, and coats the back of a spoon. (It only took me a few minutes, but may take up to 10)

Aren't they beautiful?

After filling these 4 jars there was a little left over in the basin. I looked at it for about 10 seconds, wondering whether to store such a small amount in a small bowl.  No, I decided, why dirty another container? So then just indulged myself by licking the bowl. It was delicious. My mouth still waters, just recalling the taste of the lemon butter. 

Now that I can make lemon Butter, and it really is SO easy, I will making lots more...there are plenty of lemons left on the tree!