Lemon curd is a delicious and versatile filling for cream puffs, adding a burst of citrusy flavor to the delicate pastry. With its creamy texture and tangy sweetness, lemon curd perfectly complements the light and airy choux pastry of cream puffs. Whether you are a seasoned baker or just starting, this article will guide you through the process of making the best lemon curd for your cream puffs. We will explore the key ingredients and techniques, as well as provide tips and tricks to ensure a smooth, flavorful, and perfectly balanced lemon curd that will elevate your cream puffs to the next level. So, gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on this culinary journey to create the ultimate lemon curd for cream puffs.
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LEMON CREAM PUFFS
The fluffy filling for these light crisp shells has a delectable citrus flavor. -Doreen Martin, Kitimat, British Columbia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, bring water and butter to a boil. Add flour all at once, stirring until a smooth ball forms. Remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until mixture is smooth. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks. Immediately split puffs and remove tops; discard soft dough from inside. Set puffs and tops aside to cool., For filling, in a small heavy saucepan, combine egg, sugar, lemon juice and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Transfer to a small bowl; refrigerate until partially set., In a large bowl, beat cream and sugar until stiff peaks form; fold into lemon mixture. Fill cream puffs; replace tops. Dust with confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 217 calories, Fat 17g fat (10g saturated fat), Cholesterol 114mg cholesterol, Sodium 79mg sodium, Carbohydrate 13g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.
LEMON CURD FOR CREAM PUFFS
Use this recipe to make our Cream Puffs with Lemon Mousse and Blueberry Sauce.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes about 3/4 cup
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Whisk together egg, yolks, sugar, lemon zest and juice, and salt. Bring to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly. Cook until mixture is thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve into a bowl. Whisk in butter. Press plastic wrap directly onto surface of lemon curd, and refrigerate until cold, at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
LIME CURD PUFF PASTRY CUPS
These Lime Curd Puff Pastry Cups are packed with flavor and are so easy to create! Any curd can be used to whip these up. Lemon curd, lime curd or any other fruit curd would work well! This quick and easy treat is one you can make ahead of time and enjoy later!
Provided by Janelle
Time 30m
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425*F
- If puff pastry sheets are frozen, allow to thaw so you can unfold the sheets.
- Make Lime Curd if you have not done so already.
- Once puff pastry sheets are malleable, unfold puff pastry sheets.
- Cut each sheet at the crease marks to create 3 long strips per sheet. Then cut three strips across to create 9 squares. Repeat steps 4 & 5 for second sheet of puff pastry.
- Spray a muffin tin with non-stick spray.
- Place one square of puff pastry in easy muffin cup. Gently press down to create a cup.
- Place a Tablespoon of Lime Curd in the center of each puff pastry cup.
- If you do not want the meringue topping, skip down to step #16
- Pour egg whites in a new VERY CLEAN bowl.
- Whip egg whites until big, glossy and smooth.
- Add cream of tartar and whip for 30 seconds more.
- While whipping, slowly add sugar about a Tablespoon at a time all sugar has been added.
- Continue beating until stiff peaks form.
- Scoop whipped Meringue on top of lime curd.
- Bake for 10 Minutes or until puff pastry sheets are puffed and golden and meringue is golden on the peaks.
- Remove from oven. Allow to cool then remove from muffin tin.
- Sprinkle any cups without meringue with powdered sugar.
- Devour! Store extras in an air tight container for up to 4 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 40 calories, Carbohydrate 8 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 1 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 1 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 0 grams protein, SaturatedFat 0 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 7 grams sodium, Sugar 7 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 1 grams unsaturated fat
CREAM PUFFS WITH LEMON MOUSSE AND BLUEBERRY SAUCE
The lemon curd and blueberry sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to two days, but the lemon mousse should be prepared just before assembling. The cream puffs can be baked in advance and frozen for up to one month.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes
Yield Makes 10
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Make the cream puffs: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine water, butter, granulated sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, and remove from heat. Stir in flour until combined, and return to medium heat. (This mixture is called a panade.)
- Dry the panade by stirring constantly for 4 minutes. It is ready when it pulls away from the sides and a film forms on the bottom of the pan.
- Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on low until slightly cooled, about 2 minutes. On medium speed, add 4 eggs, one at a time, incorporating each completely before adding the next. Lightly beat fifth egg, and add a little at a time until batter is smooth and shiny. Test by touching it with your finger and lifting to form a string. If string does not form, the batter needs more egg. If you've added all the eggs and the batter still doesn't form a string, add water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it does.
- Using a pastry bag fitted with a plain 1/2-inch round tip, pipe ten 2 1/2-inch rounds of batter onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees, and bake until puffed and golden and centers are dry, about 35 minutes more. Let cool on a wire rack.
- Make the blueberry sauce: Bring 1 cup blueberries, the water, granulated sugar, lemon zest, and salt to a boil in a small saucepan. Reduce heat, and simmer until most of the berries have burst, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add remaining cup blueberries, and crush lightly.
- Make the lemon mousse: Lightly whisk lemon curd, and fold in whipped cream using a rubber spatula. Halve each cream puff, and fill bottoms with lemon-mousse. Spoon on blueberry sauce, replace tops, and serve.
CREAM PUFFS WITH LEMON-CREAM FILLING
Provided by Sisi Carroll
Categories Citrus Fruit Dessert Bake Easter Vegetarian Kid-Friendly Mother's Day Wedding Lemon Spring Shower Chill Phyllo/Puff Pastry Dough Advance Prep Required Bon Appétit Kidney Friendly Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Makes 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- For lemon-cream filling:
- Combine sugar, egg, lemon juice, lemon peel, and pinch of salt in heavy small saucepan; whisk to blend. Add butter. Stir constantly over medium-low heat until curd is hot and thick enough to coat spoon (do not boil), 4 to 5 minutes.
- Transfer lemon curd to medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat cream in another medium bowl until peaks form. Fold whipped cream into curd in 3 additions. Cover and chill filling 1 hour. DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 hours ahead. Keep chilled.
- For cream puffs:
- Position 1 rack in top third and 1 rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 425°F. Line 2 large rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat, stirring with wooden spoon until butter melts. Add flour all at once and stir vigorously until dough forms and pulls away from sides of pan. Continue to stir until film forms on pan bottom, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Transfer dough to large bowl. Cool 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add 1 egg and, still using wooden spoon, beat until blended. Add remaining 5 eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each, then beat until dough is smooth and shiny, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Working in batches, transfer dough to pastry bag fitted with 1/2-inch plain round tip. Pipe 1- to 1 1/4-inch mounds, spaced about 2 inches apart, onto prepared baking sheets. Using wet finger, smooth tops of mounds.
- Bake puffs 15 minutes. Reverse baking sheets. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Continue to bake until puffs are dry, firm, and deep golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes longer. Cool puffs on baking sheets.
- For assembly:
- Cut each puff horizontally in half; pull out any soft dough. Fill puff bottoms with 1 tablespoon lemon-cream filling. Place egg-shaped candy atop filling, if desired. Press on puff tops to adhere.
- Place white chocolate in medium metal bowl. Set bowl over small saucepan of barely simmering water. Stir until chocolate is soft and almost melted. Remove from over water; stir until completely melted and smooth. Using teaspoon, drizzle white chocolate decoratively over each cream puff. Arrange filled puffs on platter. Refrigerate until chocolate glaze sets, at least 15 minutes and up to 3 hours.
LEMON CURD CREAM
A sauce that makes everything special. Can be used to dip fruit, top fruit pie, fill cream puffs, top angel food cake, cobblers, crisps or pound cakes...but best of all, topping waffles with strawberries. Just don't add too much curd because the egg-laden density of the will overwhelm the air-infused lightness of the whipped cream. The result will be more dense than is appealing.
Provided by gailanng
Categories Sauces
Time 20m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 3
Steps:
- Place mixing bowl and whisk in freezer for 10 minutes before you start.
- Whip cream until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and whip to form stiff peaks.
- Place lemon curd in a separate bowl and add 1/4 of whipped cream. Mix curd and cream together until completely combined. Fold in remaining whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 289.3, Fat 29.4, SaturatedFat 18.3, Cholesterol 108.7, Sodium 30.2, Carbohydrate 6.2, Sugar 4, Protein 1.6
Tips:
- Use fresh lemons for the best flavor.
- Grate the lemon zest finely so that it incorporates well into the curd.
- Do not overheat the curd, or it will curdle.
- Strain the curd through a fine-mesh sieve to remove any lumps.
- Chill the curd for at least 2 hours before using to allow the flavors to meld.
- Use a pastry bag fitted with a star tip to fill the cream puffs.
- Dust the cream puffs with powdered sugar before serving.
Conclusion:
This Lemon Curd for Cream Puffs is a delicious and versatile treat that can be enjoyed in many different ways. The curd is easy to make and can be used to fill cream puffs, tarts, or even just spread on toast. The lemon flavor is bright and refreshing, making this curd a perfect choice for summer desserts.
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