Lemon Delicious (For Acnebride!)

[SoupDragon]

Lemon Delicious

1 1/2 oz. butter
4 oz caster sugar
1 1/2 oz flour
3 eggs separated
1 lemon, juice and rind
1/2 pint milk

Cream the butter and sugar. Add lemon juice and rind. Add 3 lightly beaten egg yolks then add the flour and a pinch of salt. Next add the milk, don't worry if it looks curdled. Whipped egg whites and fold into the mixture. Pour the lot into a greased dish (about 8" across by 6" deep) and bake in a slow oven for 3/4 to 1 hour. About 140 but I have cooked it at 160 with no ill affects but just cut the cooking time down. It should be lightly golden and dry on top.

[SoupDragon]

Bump!

[acnebride]

FANTASTIC ooh i can't wait! thanks so much SD

[SoupDragon]

BTW, when the instructions say "I have..." it means my mother has.

[anorak]

What is this? A cake? A pudding? A souffle? A custard? It sounds yummy but I'm trying to picture what it's supposed to come out like.

[SoupDragon]

Its a pudding that is a very light sponge iontop (a souffle I guess) but a custardy texture at the bottom. It's a nice light dessert and the sponge just dissolves in your mouth... drool...

[SoupDragon]

You eat it hot. We also made a successful chocolate version by leaving out the lemon and adding (I guess) cocoa although I can't remember the exact details of this!

It's one of my favourite desserts but we rarely used to have it because mum never bought lemons that often!

[anorak]

I love lemon flavoured desserts. I'll have to give this a try sometime!

[SoupDragon]

Did you try this?

[turquey]

Just wanted to say I made this when Soupdragon first posted it and it was YUM. Last week I noticed Jamie Oliver has almost the same recipe - more flour, less eggs, slightly faffier method - so thought I'd give it a go and it was nowhere near as good. Soupy 1 Jamie 0.

[OhTickleTownofBethlehem]

ooh got all ingredients just sitting there waiting - got to make this one tomorrow

[Ladymuck]

Soupy, would this work with just Cif lemon juice rather than real lemons?

[Ladymuck]

Soupy or any other lemon drizzle queen? Though I will now have the chance to go and buy a lemon tomorrow...