Cara Cara Orange Curd
 
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This is delicious by the spoonful! Perfect for cakes, dolloped on pancakes, waffles, French toast, crepes, muffins, scones. Pretty much anything pastry related. Make several jars and give as gifts.
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Recipe type: Dessert/Condiment
Serves: 1-1/2 cups
Ingredients
  • 2 Cara Cara oranges
  • 1 tbsp. zest
  • 1 stick unsalted butter at room temp
  • 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 5 egg yolks (reserve the whites in a glass dish for a later use)
  • ½ cup Cara Cara orange juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 tsp. Sweet & Salty Surrender
Method
  1. Combine zest, sugar and Sweet & Salty Surrender together in a large mixing bowl.
  2. Using your fingers, mix to distribute the orange oils throughout the sugar.
  3. Add the butter.
  4. Using a hand mixer, whisk sugar and butter together until creamed. About 1 minute.
  5. With mixer on, add in 1 egg yolk at a time, creaming together until fully incorporated.
  6. Pour in orange juice slowly and continue to mix with hand mixer.
  7. Once combined, transfer to a medium saucepan.
  8. Turn heat to medium and cook mixture, stirring often until temperature reaches 170 degrees on a candy thermometer.
  9. Take off the heat and allow to cool.
  10. Once cooled, transfer to a glass jar and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (preferably overnight).
  11. Curd will become thick and spoon able.
Recipe by Sweet Is The Spice at https://sweetisthespice.com/cara-cara-orange-cake-with-orange-curd-and-honey-cream-cheese-frosting/