Luscious Raspberry Curd

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 pint ripe raspberries (or 12 oz. pkg. frozen raspberries, thawed)
• 5 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup sugar
• salt, a pinch
• 2 -3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; add in the raspberries, egg yolks, sugar, and salt.
• 2 cook, mashing the berries and stirring frequently at first and then constantly at the end, until thickened—about 10 minutes.
• 3 pour the mixture through a coarse strainer set over a bowl, pressing hard on the solids to extract as much liquid as possible.
• 4 cool to room temperature; the curd will continue to thicken as it cools.
• 5 stir in lemon juice, to taste.
• 6 refrigerate, covered, until ready to serve, or up to 1 month.