Lemon curd filling

Yield: 1 Servings

Ingredients:

2 lg Eggs
3 Egg yolks
1/2 c Sugar
6 tb Strained lemon juice -- (2 Lemons)
1 tb Finely grated lemon zest
3 oz Unsalted butter -- (6

Instructions:

Tablespoons) Chilled and cut into 6 Pieces In a 1 1/2 quart heavybottomed saucepan whisk briefly to combine the eggs egg yolks sugar lemon juice and lemon zest. Add the pieces of butter and place the saucepan over medium heat stirring constantly over the entire bottom. Cook the mixture without boiling until it begins to developbody and thicken. Remove from heat and pour through a stainless steel sieve into a bowl. Cover the surface with plastic wrap poke a few small slits in the plastic with the tip of a paring blade allowing steam to escape while cooling. Refrigerate (curd will thicken). Recipe By : BAKERS' DOZEN (FLO BRAKER) SHOW #BD1A15 From: Jackie Bordelon