Orange Curd Recipe
- 3 oranges
- 1 lemon
- 1 lb (450 g) caster sugar
- 6 eggs
- 4 ozs (112 g) butter
Method:
- Wash the oranges and lemon and remove very thin strips of rind from one orange and the lemon.
- Cut the fruit in half and squeeze out the juice, removing any pips.
- Put the juice and rind, beaten eggs and other ingredients into a double saucepan (or heatproof-bowl over a hot pan of water) on low heat and heat gently until all the sugar has dissolved.
- Continue cooking until the mixture thickens.
- Remove the rind.
- Turn into hot clean jars and seal at once.
Makes about 2 lbs (900 g) of Orange Curd. This article will get you started and explain the finer ponts of making your
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Comments on Orange Curd Recipe »
jennie guthrie-stevens @ 9:17 pm
really impressed do you have a newsletter
Val @ 1:26 pm
Not specifically for recipes but there is one for the site.
http://www.allotment.org.uk/newsletter/index.php
Also you could join the forums
http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php
There's a whole section in there on Cooking, Storing and Preserving.