I am a little confused about the order of things - the recipie calls for partially making the curd, then the shortbread, and then finishing u...

...p the curd. Specifically I am a little confused about the reference to "tempering" the egg yolks - the puree will be cool if I literally follow the recipe and so the yolks will not need tempering - or am I misunderstanding the reference to tempering?

Should I be making the curd while all is still warm?

ejm
  • Posted by: ejm
  • May 18, 2011
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Rhubarb Curd Shortbread
Recipe question for: Rhubarb Curd Shortbread

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ejm
ejm May 18, 2011
Thanks all, I was thinking that but wanted to be sure I did not miss something crucial. I went ahead and made these today and they are great - will keep this in my celebrate spring file!
 
Rivka
Rivka May 18, 2011
Yep, Maddy is right. I'm sorry that wasn't clearer!
 
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A Whole Foods Market Customer
A Whole Foods Market Customer May 18, 2011
Hi ejm, I think even though the recipe has those steps written consecutively, Rivka intends you to make the curd while the shortbread dough is chilling, so it would just be about 10 minutes in between blending the rhubarb puree, processing the shortbread dough, and tempering the eggs. At that point, the puree may still be warm enough to require tempering the eggs.
 
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