Lemon Curd

I have never tried curd before, so I was not  quite sure what to expect but at the end, it looks and tastes perfect .It is really so easy to make.If you have 15 minute, make this lemon curd;you will be licking the spoon in no time :)

Ingredients
2 cups of sugar
1 cup fresh lemon juice
2 table spoon lemon zest
4 large eggs
4 large egg yolks
3/4 cup butter

Preparation

• Place sugar in a pan over a pot of simmering water in a double boiler.Gradually whisk in fresh lemon juice.
• Add eggs and egg yolks and continue to whisk in high heat about 10-15 minutes or until mixture thickens if it is not thickening you can add cornstarch or increase the heat and continue to whisk.
• Add butter and continue to whisk remove pan from heat and stir in lemon zest transfer to a bowl and place plastic wrap over it .
• The lemon curd will continue to thicken some as it cools.
• Store refrigerated couple of  weeks.Enjoy!

Heart Shaped Pie Pops

The pie lollipops are delicious warm,cold or at room temperature and great for birthdays,Vdays or dinners parties with friends .Easy and an attractive recipe so I tried ..and  i have to admit the results were pretty.You will love the look of golden baked dough.

Ingredients

Two sheets pie dough
Apricot jam (optional)
Lollipop sticks
Heart shaped cutters

Preparation

• Roll out pie crust and cut out 20 hearts by using the heart shaped cookie cutter
• Place filling on one heart,you can use whatever you want .I prefer jam but  chocolate crusts,Nutella,honey,almond,tiny apple pieces can be used as well..

• Place the stick pressing down and press the other heart on top .Press borders to seal .You might decorate the borders by pressing fork .
• Bake at 350F at about 10-15 minutes.
• Let cool and serve!

Classic Cherry Cake

  This is one of the cakes I made in the beginning of my baking.I am really  surprised that i have not post this recipe for such a long time ..Well,easy ,yummy perfect with a cup of tea :)

Ingredients

200 g unsalted butter
100-150 g glace cherries quartered
50 g ground almond

200 g plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
3 large eggs
1 lemon juice

For topping icing sugar and water (optional)

Preparation

• Preheat the oven to 180 C.Grease and line your cake tin.
• Stir together the cherries,almonds and 1 table spoon of the flour.Sift the remaining  flour into  a separate bowl with the baking powder.
• Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.Gradually, add the eggs,beating hard,until they evenly mixed.
• Add the flour mixture and fold lightly and evenly into the creamed mixture with a metal spoon.Add the cherry mixture ,fold in evenly,then fold in the lemon juice .
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin and bake in the preheated oven for an hour or until risen and golden brown and shrinking from the sides of the tin .
• Leave to cool in the tin for about 15 minutes .

Cut into slices and serve as a mid-morning treat!