{"id":8900,"date":"2016-12-07T16:17:48","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T15:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinaengel.com\/?p=8900&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2019-02-19T14:53:15","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T13:53:15","slug":"lemon-curd-gifts-from-the-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/en\/blog\/2016\/12\/07\/lemon-curd-gifts-from-the-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon curd &#8211; gifts from the kitchen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>From the kitchen\u00a0with love<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s December 7th! As soon as St. Nicholas&#8217; Day is over there is an itching in my fingers. I feel like I want to prepare all kind of delicacies for my family and friends &#8211; just doing some magic in my kitchen. Gifts from the kitchen have become somewhat of a family tradition over the past years.\u00a0Honestly, I think it&#8217;s great to receive something delicious and tasty &#8211; something for your soul. In Germany we have a saying: Love goes through the stomach (literally translated)&#8230; i. e. : &#8220;The way to a man&#8217;s heart is through his stomach&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Scones with lemon curd<\/h3>\n<p>Today&#8217;s sunshine in Munich is batteling with the bright yellow of my lemon curd! The vitalizing smell of lemons is\u00a0filling the air in our living room \/ kitchen.\u00a0Not only does it smell good, makes you feel good, but also the ethereous oil of a\u00a0lemon has an disinfectant effect &#8211; hence it scares away some of these cumbersome viruses which seem to be omnipresent for this time of year!<\/p>\n<p>Scones and lemon curd are meant to be together &#8211; classical partners. As a gift you could pack\u00a0all the dry ingredients into a nice jar. The remaining ingredients plus the recipe itself just need to be listed on a nice selfmade tag. Stamp it, paint it, print it&#8230;, whatever &#8211; let your fantasy flow and just create something beautiful with love.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4753 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0019_1.jpg\" alt=\"lemon_curd\" width=\"900\" height=\"1349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0019_1.jpg 922w, https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0019_1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0019_1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4755\" src=\"https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0033_1.jpg\" alt=\"Scones_with_lemon_curd\" width=\"744\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0033_1.jpg 744w, https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0033_1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0033_1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 744px) 100vw, 744px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Scones with\u00a0lemon curd<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">350 g spelt-flour\u00a0(type 630)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">70 g\u00a0sugar<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">2 1\/2 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">1\u00a0pinch of salt<\/li>\n<li>90 g ice cold\u00a0non salted butter<\/li>\n<li>160 ml\u00a0heavy whipping cream<\/li>\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Preheat the oven to190\u00b0C. Mix the dry ingredients adding the butter (cut into small pieces) until the dough is\u00a0chunky \/ crumbly.<\/p>\n<p>Mash up the cream and the egg. Add to the dough and just briefly stir everything together (don&#8217;t make it an even dough).<\/p>\n<p>Dump the dough on a working surface (spread some flour first). Shape a circle\u00a0of roughly 20 cm in diameter (approx. 2 cm in thickness) and either cut out circles or divide it in 8 slices as if you were cutting a cake (actually you can use any shape you want&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p>Bake on a baking tray (+ parchment paper) for 18 minutes at\u00a0190\u00b0C until the scones gained some colour. Let them cool and enjoy with fresh homemade lemon curd!<\/p>\n<p>This is the basic recipe. You can create all kinds of varyations and add raisins and or chopped nuts, (blue)berries or choclate chips&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em><strong>Lemon curd<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">4\u00a0large\u00a0lemons<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">500 g sugar<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">120 g butter<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">6\u00a0eggs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Squeeze the juice from the lemons, melt the butter and mix it with the sugar.<\/p>\n<p>Mix the eggs in a bowl\u00a0over\u00a0a bain-marie with a (electrical) whisk. CAREFUL: the bowl mustn&#8217;t touch the water in this case, so that the egg doesn&#8217;t solidify. Add the butter-sugar-lemonjuice-mix slowly and continue to whisk over the bain-marie for another 10-15 minutes until it turns into a velvety mass.<\/p>\n<p>Add the warm lemon curd in well sterilized\u00a0jars and\u00a0seal it with a lid. Let it cool down and store it in the fridge. It&#8217;ll be good for 1-2 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Put some paper label or tag on it, add a bow and give it as a gift to someone with a heartwarming smile on your face. Enjoy the joy you are spreading!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4754\" src=\"https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0029_1.jpg\" alt=\"Cookies with lemon curd\" width=\"898\" height=\"1347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0029_1.jpg 898w, https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0029_1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madewithaloha.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/IMG_0029_1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the kitchen\u00a0with love It&#8217;s December 7th! As soon as St. Nicholas&#8217; Day is over there is an itching in my fingers. 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