You are My Sunshine

 

The sun is finally shining, it's not raining and it's not snowing, yes!!!! Now is the time for something that glows. When I think of warm weather I think of lemons and all that bright wonderful flavor.
There are dozens upon dozens of lemon curd recipes out there.  But with 5 ingredients this one is simple and beats the heck out of the store bought. 

Homemade Lemon Curd

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
8 egg yolks
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
zest of 3 lemons
1 1/2 sticks butter (12Tbs) unsalted butter, cubed

Directions:

In a double boiler, combine sugar and egg yolks, whisking for about 1 minute.  Incorporate the lemon juice and zest and whisk for an additional minute.  Place over simmering water, don't let the simmering water touch the bottom of the pan, you will scramble your eggs! Stir constantly, until thickened.  This should only take 10 to 15 minutes. Add your butter a little at a time, and whisk to melt. 

Remove from the heat and strain through a fine mesh sieve pressing out any lumps or zest with a rubber spatula.  Pour into a clean container, cover and refrigerate. 

Here's to putting a little sunshine back into your day.  This can be on top of toast, or scones. Layered with fresh fruit and whipped cream or just eaten out of the the jar with a spoon. There isn't a gray sky around.