Strawberry Lemon Curd Recipes

STRAWBERRY LEMON CURD

Steps:

• Add the strawberries, juice of both lemons and sugar to a high powered blender and blend on high until smooth and completely pureed. Pour the mixture into a saucepan placed over medium heat, and add the egg yolks and lemon zest. Whisk together until combined.
• Continuing whisking until the mixture just begins to bubble, then turn the heat down to medium-low and cook for about 15 minutes, whisking continuously, until the mixture begins to thicken up. When you stir it with a spoon, the curd should thickly coat the back of a spoon.
• Remove the curd from heat and whisk in the butter cubes until melted. Pour the curd into a heat-safe container and allow it to completely cool at room temperature, before placing it in the fridge to fully cool down and thicken up.

FRESH STRAWBERRIES WITH LEMON CURD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine lemon juice, butter and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Cool.
• Place beaten egg yolks in a small bowl. Spoon 2 tablespoons lemon juice mixture into egg yolks, mix well then add back to remaining lemon juice mixture. Return to heat and slowly bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Once mixture is boiling, remove from heat and cool.
• In a blender, combine 1/2 cup diced strawberries, sugar and water. Puree until smooth to form sauce.
• Place 2 tablespoons strawberry sauce on each plate. Top with 1/2 cup sliced strawberries and 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon curd.

STRAWBERRY LEMON CURD TART

Steps:

• For curd; Whisk eggs, sugar and lemon juice in heavy small saucepan to blend.
• Add butter and lemon peel.
• Stir over medium heat until curd thickens to pudding consistency, about 8 minutes.
• Transfer to a small bowl.
• Press plactic wrap onto surface of curd and chill at least 2 hours.
• For crust; Combine flour, sugar and salt in processor; blend 5 seconds.
• Add butter; using on/off turn, blend until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add 2 TBS cream and egg yolk.
• Blend until moist clumps form, adding more cream by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry.
• GAther dough into ball; flatten into a disk.
• Wrap and chill 1 hour.
• (Curd and dough can be made 2 days ahead, keep chilled) Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 13 inch round.
• Transfer dough to 9 inch diameter tart pan with removable bottom.
• Trim overhang to 1/2 inch.
• Fold overhang in and press firmly, dorming double thick sides.
• Pierce crust all over with fork; refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Bake crust until golden, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 20 minutes.
• Cool crust completely on rack.
• Spread curd in crust.
• Stand berries in curd.
• Strain jam into saucepan; warm briefly to thin.
• Brush jam over berries.
• Chill tart until glaze sets, at least 1 hour and up to 6 hours.
• Release tart from pan and serve.

LEMON-CURD STRAWBERRY TART

Steps:

• Make lemon curd:
• In a metal bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water cook sugar, butter, eggs, lemon juice, and zest, whisking frequently, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of whisk and the first bubble appears on surface, 12 to 15 minutes. Strain curd through a sieve into a bowl and cool. Chill curd, covered, until ready to use. Lemon curd may be made 1 week in advance and kept covered and chilled.
• Make shell:
• In a food processor pulse flour, confectioners' sugar, butter, and a pinch of salt until mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl stir together sour cream, egg yolk, and vanilla until combined well and add to flour mixture. Process mixture until a ball of dough is formed. Shape dough into a thick disk and chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, at least 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• On a floured surface roll out dough 3/8 inch thick and cut on an 11-inch circle. Transfer dough with 2 spatulas to baking sheet. Crimp edge decoratively and chill dough 20 minutes.
• Prick shell all over with a fork and bake in middle of oven until pale golden, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool shell completely on baking sheet on rack.
• Assemble tart:
• Spread lemon curd evenly on shell, leaving a 1-inch border, and arrange strawberries on it. The tart may be assembled up to this point 3 hours in advance and kept covered.
• Whip cream and spoon into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe rosettes of cream between strawberries and transfer tart to platter.