Description
Lemon juice, eggs and sugar cooked together to form a custard-like consistency. An amazing accompaniment for any dessert.
Ingredients
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7
Ounce(s) Weight Sugar
1
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7
Fluid ounce(s) Lemon Juice, fresh
2
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3
Each Egg Yolks
3
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3
Each Eggs
4
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4 1/2
Ounce(s) Weight Butter, room temperature
5
Directions
- In a bowl, whisk together sugar and lemon juice and place on a double boiler, whisk until sugar is completely dissolved
- In another bowl, whisk together egg yolks and whole eggs
- Very slowly add lemon sugar mix to eggs, whisking constantly
- Place back onto double boiler and whisk until egg mixture is at the "nappe" stage, thick and custard-like
- Remove from heat
- whisk in butter until melted
- Let cook in refrigerator to set