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Lemon Curd Italiano Semifreddo

Lemon Curd Italiano Semifreddo (anime)
Anime, Episode 28

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Official manga recipe

Takumi’s Fourth Layer- Olive Oil Lemon Curd

Takumi's fourth layer — an olive-oil lemon curd — plus the final assembly of the four-layer semifreddo

Difficulty
Total time
3 h 40 min
Hands-on
40 min
Cost
¥¥¥¥
Servings
8

Equipmentfrying pan, pot, fine sieve, plastic wrap

Tastesweet, tangy, light

Ingredients

  • 1 lemon
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 6 tbsp sugar

Method

  1. 1

    Pour the water into a frying pan and heat to make a hot-water bath.

  2. 2

    Zest a lemon and then queeze out the lemon juice and strain it.

  3. 3

    Beat the egg and pour it into a pot. Add the olive oil, sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice, and mix well. Put the pot inside the hot-water bath and keep stirring.

  4. 4

    Keep stirring briskly for approximately 10 minutes or until the curd is at your desired thickness. Take the pot out of the hot-water bath and let it cool.

  5. Final Touches

    5

    Spread the caramel almond pieces evenly across the bottom of a cake pan. Pour the semifreddo cream over the top.

  6. 6

    Trim the biscuit joconde to match the size of the cake pan.

  7. 7

    Brush with the limoncello and then spread the olive oil lemon curd on top.

  8. 8

    Flip it upside-down and fit into the cake pan. Wrap with plastic wrap and place in the freezer to chill for 3 hours or until firm.

  9. 9

    Flip the tin upside-down and let the cake slide out. If it won’t come out, heat the outside of the tin by dipping in hot water. Cut into slices, and you’re done! (Suggestion for leftover lemon curd: You can store the rest in the fridge for about 1 week. You can use it as spread on toast or for scones!)