Painted Lady Restaurant Lemon Curd

Ingredients

• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 12 egg yolks
  

Instructions

1. Place sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat while stirring for about 5 minutes.
2. In a large mixing bowl, slowly stream hot mixture into egg yolks. Temper with a whisk.
3. Pour lemon curd back into saucepan, over medium heat, stir with a spoon (not a whisk ) until thickened. It takes about 5-10 minutes Remove from heat.
4. Incorporate 1 part at a time, (1/2 pound cold diced butter and 2 lemons zested on a fine grater) until all are mixed in.
5. Pour curd into a shallow long dish to cool in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
6. Scoop curd into a serving dish for a teatime treat!