Passion Fruit Curd

Ingredients:

 

• 1/3 cup of passion fruit juice
• 2 large eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 cup sugar (3 1/2 ounces)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes and chilled
• 1 tablespoon heavy cream
• 1 pinch of salt

Procedure:

 

1. Cook the curd
   • Heat the passion fruit juice in nonreactive saucepan over medium heat until hot but not boiling.
   • In the bowl of a standing mix, beat the eggs and yolk; gradually whisk in sugar.
   • Slowly pour hot passion fruit juice into eggs.
   • Pour the beaten eggs with juice into the still warm saucepan.
   • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, until mixture registers 170 degrees on instant-read thermometer and is thick enough to cling to spoon, about 3 minutes.
2. Add the cold ingredients and strain
   • Remove pan from heat and stir in cold butter until incorporated.
   • Stir in cream and salt.
   • Pour curd through fine-mesh strainer into a nonreactive bowl.
   • Cover surface of curd directly with plastic wrap; refrigerate until needed.