Egg-free lemon cream

Name: Egg-free lemon cream
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Whole milk 1 ½ cup; Heavy cream &frac23; cup; Lemons (big, organic bio ones) 2; Cornstarch &frac13; cup; Sugar ½ cup; Powdered turmeric to taste

Vegetarian

Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Serving: 6 persone
Cost: Low

PRESENTATION

Recipe by
Vanessa Gizzi

How many times have you ever wanted to prepare a pastry cream and be without eggs? Today we show you how to make egg-free lemon cream, perfect even for those who can't or don't want to eat them! The technique is the same as the classic one: thanks to the addition of a pinch of turmeric at the end of the preparation you will also get a very similar color. By using cream and milk and enriching it with lots of lemon zest, we can guarantee that no one will notice the difference! You can use this lemon cream for many desserts, such as our tart without eggs for example, or simple cookies!

INGREDIENTS
Ingredients for about 1 lb (525 g) cream: Whole milk 1 ½ cup (350 ml); Heavy cream ⅔ cup (150 ml); Lemons 2 - (big, organic bio ones); Cornstarch ⅓ cup (50 g); Sugar ½ cup (100 g); Powdered turmeric to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Egg-free lemon cream

To prepare egg-free lemon cream, first wash the lemons well and dry them. Using a potato peeler, remove only the zest, without removing the white part 1. In a saucepan pour the sugar and cornstarch 2, mix with a spatula or spoon 3.

Pour the milk slowly 4, stirring to avoid lumps. Also add the fresh cream 5 and mix again with a whisk 6.

Add the lemon peels 7 and cook the cream over a very low heat, until it thickens 8. Remove from the heat and add a pinch of turmeric 9 to obtain a yellow cream.

Mix and remove the lemon peels 10. Transfer the cream to a bowl 11, cover with plastic wrap and let it cool, first at room temperature and then in the refrigerator before using it 12. For smooth cream, before using it, mix a few seconds with a whisk.