Just made Ina Gartens Lemon Curd

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
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chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I tend to find that recipes with sugar ALWAYS have too much. I find that you can always reduce it by a good 30% or more. Clearly, it needed to be reduced a lot more for this recipe.

Sounds good, BTW. I love lemon!

Snoopp · ‎02-02-2015

Oooh this sounds delicious. I'll look for it and perhaps try making it sometime minus some of the sugar. Yum.

BornToShop · ‎03-10-2010

I have every one of Ina's cookbooks & no question one of my all-time favorites.

nana59 · ‎05-12-2012

@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.

Mmmmmmmmm-sounds wonderful--I'll be right over--put the coffee on!!!

@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

@chickenbutt wrote:
I tend to find that recipes with sugar ALWAYS have too much. I find that you can always reduce it by a good 30% or more. Clearly, it needed to be reduced a lot more for this recipe.

Sounds good, BTW. I love lemon!

Yes, I find that too and not because I am on a diet or trying to lose weight and I do like sweet stuff but I cannot stand it if it is too sweet. I won't finish all of my dessert if it is too sweet and we cannot have that now can we? lol .. I LOVE lemon too. I added all the zest from the lemons into it because I like that extra kick!

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
JFK

Irshgrl31201 · ‎03-18-2010

@nana59 wrote:
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.
Mmmmmmmmm-sounds wonderful--I'll be right over--put the coffee on!!!
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.

Come on over! My daughter is coming over to watch the Oscars tonight and I made it as a special treat for that. I have everything ready and I am going to assemble them after dinner. We are really splurging tonight with fat and calories because I am making sliced Cajun chicken breast on top of fettuccine Alfredo.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.
JFK

QVCkitty1 · ‎05-23-2015

@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.

I have a recipe for a lemon pie and I have cut the sugar amount twice. I find older recipes always call for too much sugar.

" You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan

momtochloe · ‎11-03-2013

@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
@nana59 wrote:
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.
Mmmmmmmmm-sounds wonderful--I'll be right over--put the coffee on!!!
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.

Come on over! My daughter is coming over to watch the Oscars tonight and I made it as a special treat for that. I have everything ready and I am going to assemble them after dinner. We are really splurging tonight with fat and calories because I am making sliced Cajun chicken breast on top of fettuccine Alfredo.

@Irshgrl31201 did you say cajun chicken breast alfredo? . . . any chance you could squeeze in one more at the table (actually I would be more than happy to eat my portion balancing my plate on my knees as that sounds beyond delicious!).

Bon appetite my friend!

nana59 · ‎05-12-2012

@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
@nana59 wrote:
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.
Mmmmmmmmm-sounds wonderful--I'll be right over--put the coffee on!!!
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
because I am making Napleons tonight. Using puff pastry and layering homemade lemon curd with the puff pastry and homemade whipped cream. The recipe called for 1 1/2 cups of sugar but I cut that down to 3/4cup because of reviews stating how sweet it was. It was still plenty sweet so I cannot imagine how sweet it would have been. It really came out great and was so easy.

Come on over! My daughter is coming over to watch the Oscars tonight and I made it as a special treat for that. I have everything ready and I am going to assemble them after dinner. We are really splurging tonight with fat and calories because I am making sliced Cajun chicken breast on top of fettuccine Alfredo.