This lemon cheese is an old family recipe, traditionally used at Christmas to spread on toast or crackers or put in cooked tart shells. Lemon cheese can be put into sterilized jars and frozen.
Ingredients
- 3 lemons
- 0.33 pounds butter
- 1.75 cups white sugar
- 5 eggs , beaten
Instructions
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1
Grate zest of 2 lemons; squeeze juice from 3 lemons.
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2
Melt butter with sugar over very low heat in a double boiler; slowly pour in beaten eggs and lemon juice. Stir lemon zest into butter mixture; stir constantly until mixture is thickened. Remove from heat to cool completely.
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