Banana lemon curd for cakes

Banana-lemon flavor with a hint of mango, perfect cream... Suitable for almost any baking. For cheesecakes, buns, pancakes .., for a layer of cakes and biscuits. Kurd is a custard based on juice, pulp of fruits and berries. It is more common in Britain and North America, but it is gaining more and more love in other regions, for the availability of ingredients, ease of manufacture and of course excellent taste.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
Translation table of volumetric measures
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 6 % 2 g
Fats 34 % 12 g
Carbohydrates 60 % 21 g
192 kcal
GI: 5 / 52 / 43

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Prepare the products. It is important that bananas and mangoes are very ripe.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Melt the butter and cool.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Mash bananas and mangoes thoroughly, add the yellow part of the zest and the juice of one lemon, mix.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Grind the yolks with powdered sugar, pour them into the banana mixture, stir and let stand for 20-30 minutes.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Then pour into a saucepan and cook in a water bath or very low heat, stirring constantly. Until the mass thickens slightly, to a temperature of 82 degrees / about 10 minutes /. It is important not to let it boil, otherwise the yolks will curdle.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Let cool a little and pour in the cooled melted butter, mix thoroughly until smooth.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Cover with foil in contact, let cool at room temperature, then put in the refrigerator.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    The cooled kurd is ready to be used as a filling, a layer in confectionery. Bon appetit !

Kurd is better to cook in advance, after standing overnight in the refrigerator, it acquires a creamy and thick texture. It can be stored for 4 days / maybe longer, but we ate it, so I didn't check it/.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Bananas - 89   kcal/100g
  • Lemon - 16   kcal/100g
  • Lemon zest - 47   kcal/100g
  • Butter 82% - 734   kcal/100g
  • Amateur unsalted butter - 709   kcal/100g
  • Unsalted peasant butter - 661   kcal/100g
  • Peasant salted butter - 652   kcal/100g
  • Melted butter - 869   kcal/100g
  • Mango - 67   kcal/100g
  • Egg yolks - 352   kcal/100g
  • Powdered sugar - 374   kcal/100g

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