Lemon Butter

After realising I didn't have any lemon butter in the fridge I saved myself a trip to the supermarket by using some lemons from our tree outside and making this extremely easy but tasty recipe:

Ingredients:

90 gm (3 ounces) butter.  Don't attempt to use margarine
1 and 1/4 cups of caster sugar
3 eggs
Juice and finely grated rind of 3 lemons
 

Method:

Melt butter in a large heat-proof bowl in the microwave.

Beat together the sugar, eggs, lemon rind and juice. Stir this into the melted butter.

Cook on high for about 3 and 1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds.  Stir quite briskly as it thickens.

Pour into warmed jars, seal and refrigerate.  This makes about 2 cups of lemon butter.  It keeps well in the fridge for 2 - 3 weeks.



Recipe from Cheap n Easy Recipes

Lemon Cupcakes with Home Made Lemon Butter

Most awesome fresh recipe ever!




100g unsalted butter, softened
185g caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla bean extract
2 eggs
200g self-raising flour
1/2 cup (125ml) milk
Finely Grated Rind of one large lemon

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160C fan-forced). Line muffin pans with paper cases of your choice.

2. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla bean paste with electric mixer until pale. Add the eggs, one at a time, and beat until just combined. Add the flour and milk in alternate batches and stir with a wooden spoon until just combined. Add Lemon Rind.

3. Spoon some mixture into paper cases. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through. Remove from oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Decorate as desired.

I used my home made lemon butter over the top of the lemon cupcake and whipped cream.

DELICIOUS!!!!

Recipe from Taste.com.au