Thursday’s Culinary Adventure

 

 

Tonight on Thursday’s Culinary Adventure:

(On top of scones from a mix)

It seems like everywhere I go on the internet, I have been finding articles on lemon curd! 

( And advertisements for breast-enlarging-pills, but THAT adventure wouldn’t be culinary.  More like Thursdays Necessary Adventure…)

So, I decided to take it as a sign from the blog-gods, and make some lemon curd of my own.

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I originally had planned to make a lemon cake to top with the curd, but when I read the recipe, I started sweating uncontrollably.

Hard recipes = profuse sweating = an unhappy Caitlin.

So, I chose a scone mix from Krusteaz that only requires 2/3 cup of milk. 

Sweat-free!

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I found this recipe for Lemon Curd here.

You will need:

• 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh lemon zest
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into bits

-  Whisk together the zest, sugar, and eggs in a saucepan.

For those of us who do not have lemon zesters (who wants to buy me one??), you will have to make do with a cheese grater.

Be sure to watch your knuckles!!

Ouchie.        

Nothing hurts worse than an open wound covered in lemon juice.

(I must say that, despite the acute agony that I was in, I was grateful for the little touch of drama that this would add to the post…)

Anyway,

- Stir in the butter, and cook over low heat- whisking often- until everything gets all melty and smooth, and the curd is thick enough that you can see your whisk marks in it.

From this      

To this.       

The magic of the internet.

-Refrigerate for at least an hour.

Hopefully, at this point, some scones will magically appear on your table for you to spoon the curd onto. 

Otherwise, you will have to make do with crepes, waffles, pound cake, angel food cake, …

 

And that’s all there is to it folks!

Taste Testers Say:

Caitlin:  I like it!  But I can’t help feeling like I may have permanently injured my knuckle for something that I could have easily purchased at the store…

(For the record, Mom, my bed isn’t made because the sheets are in the dryer.  Otherwise, it would be made.  For sure.  I promise.)

Brian:  It tastes like lemon yogurt.  I like it, but lemon yogurt is cheaper.

Note: His face doesn’t look like he said this at all.

(He’s digging post holes for our new awning we are putting up this weekend!)

Summary:

The lemon curd is really fresh and tangy- but it DOES taste a lot like lemon yogurt.  Did I do something wrong?  I was expecting more of a lemon-pie-filling taste.

Next time, I buy a can of lemon pie filling and open it.

And eat it.

All.

Grade:  B-