Lemon filling (joy of cooking)
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup | Sugar Salt Water |
| 3 | teaspoons | Lemon juice |
| ½ | teaspoon | Lemon rind |
| 1 | teaspoon | Butter |
| 3 | Egg yolks; slightly beaten | |
Directions
Mix cornstarch, sugar & salt in top of double boiler. Gradually stir in water or orange juice, lemon juice & rind and butter. Cook over boiling water about 5 min, stirring constantly. Cover & cook gently 10 min longer without stirring. Remove from heat & stir egg yolks in gently. Return to heat & cook 2 min longer, stirring gently & constantly. Remove from heat & stir gently t till cool.
MAKES: 1½ CUPS Source: _Joy of Cooking_