Lime curd recipe

There's nothing quite like the citrussy zing of homemade curd. Why not give your spread a litle twist with this lime version? It's a little sweeter that the lemon version and tastes delicious either spread thickly on some hot toast or as the filling in a lemon sponge cake.

Ingredients

• 5 limes
• 100g sugar
• 50g butter
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 egg yolk

Method

1. Whisk the lime juice and rind, sugar and butter together in a glass bowl over simmering water.
2. Whisk the eggs and egg yolks together and add to the glass bowl. Continue whisking until the mixture thickens like custard.
3. Pour into a sterilised jar while hot and seal. When it's cooled down, refrigerate and eat within two weeks.