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Lemon self-saucing pudding (Lemon surprise pudding)
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 50g butter
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 1 lemon, zested
- 100ml lemon juice (include the juice from the zested lemon)
- 3 eggs, separated
- 50g plain flour, sifted
- 250ml milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- icing sugar, for dusting
- double pouring cream, to serve
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Whizz the butter, sugar and lemon zest until they are pale and creamy in a food processor. Add the lemon juice, yolks, flour, milk and vanilla one by one until you have a smooth batter. Whisk the egg whites until firm but not stiff, and fold the mixtures together.
- STEP 2
Pour into a buttered ovenproof soufflé or baking dish and put it in a baking tray half filled with hot water. Bake for 45-50 minutes until the top is lightly browned and set and there is a gooey lemon curd below. Serve hot with or without cream.
