Lemon Curd

Ingredients

500 gr sugar
250 gr butter
150 ml lemon juice
30 ml lemon rind, grated
4 whole eggs plus 1 egg yolk all beaten together

Combine sugar and lemon rind, mix with wooden spoon, mix to combine so sugar absorbs flavour in the rind, place sugar, rind, juice and butter in top of double boiler.  Stir until butter is melted, strain eggs into mixture, stir until it thicken s enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Pour into dry, sterilised jars, leave to cool, seal.