Lime Curd

Lime Curd is a pale green, sweet, lime-flavoured dessert spread.

It is made of sugar, butter, eggs, and lime juice and zest.

In consistency, it is thick, smooth and spreadable, almost like Lemon Pie Filling or a custard.

It is both sweet, and tart. Some recipes for it call for up to 1 cup (8 oz / 250 ml) of lime juice.

Lime Curd can be used as:

• a toast or scone topping;
• a filling for sponge or other cakes;
• a filling for small tarts;
• a filling for cookie sandwiches;
• a topping on meringues.
  

  Cooking Tips

  Making Lime Curd is a bit like making custard, except there is no milk involved. To melted butter, you add beaten eggs, sugar and lime juice and then over low heat whisk until a custard-like consistency is reached. If you are not canning it (for refrigerated storage) but rather refrigerating it in a bowl for immediate use, put a piece of plastic cling film on top of the surface of the curd to prevent a skin from forming.

  Sources

England, Kaia. Fresh Lime Curd. BBC Food. Retrieved August 2010 from http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/freshlimecurd_4555.shtml

Grigson, Sophie. Lime Curd. Good Food Channel. July 2009. Retrieved August 2010 from http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/512959