Lemon self-saucing pudding

Lemon self-saucing pudding

Zesty lemon and oranges help fill the gap when there's not much homegrown fruit available

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160/gas gas 4. Whizz the butter, sugar and lemon zest until they are pale and creamy in a food processor. Add the lemon juice, egg yolks, flour and milk one by one until you have a smooth batter. Whisk the egg whites until firm but not stiff, and fold the two mixtures together.
  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 sort of gooey lemon curd below. Remove the dish from the tray, dust with icing sugar and serve hot, with or without cream.

Per serving

441 kcalories, protein 9.1g, carbohydrate 68.2g, fat 16.5 g, saturated fat 8.5g, fibre 8.5g, salt 0.43 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2008.

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  • 30 January 2010

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  • 10 February 2010

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  • 31 March 2010

    Krissy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I did enjoy this, however I would have preferred it a tad more lemony for my liking. Will add more lemon juice and zest next time.

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  • 02 April 2010

    clare commented on this recipe

    This is really really nice, its really easy to make and tastes great i would deffinetly reccomend it.

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  • 04 April 2010

    caro rated this recipe

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  • 04 April 2010

    Liezel rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is an amazing recipe! I served it at 1am at a dinner party, bad planning and too much wine on my part. I was instantly forgiven as the guests took their first bite. It is delicious, like a happy marriage between soufle and lemon meringue. I will make this many times in future, it is too good not to.

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  • 04 April 2010

    chrisam rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy and really, really tasty. Mine didn't take the 50mins but around 40.

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  • 11 April 2010

    cakeanyone? rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a seriously delicious pudding. Did as suggested and used 50ml lemon juice and 50ml orange juice as well as the orange zest. Incredibly light..almost like a souffle. Guests took away the recipe!

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    14 April 2010

    CDC rated this recipe

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  • 18 April 2010

    woobytuesday rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this yesterday for me and my boyfriend and it was beautiful. I used the juice of two lemons and the zest of one - my boyfriend said it was 'nice and lemony' he doesn't have a particularly sweet tooth though. I thought it was really delicious. The golden cakey bit on top was really light and the gooey curd underneath felt very indulgent - even though it's relatively low-fat compared to some gooey puddings. I'll definitely make it again. I took it out of the oven after 40 minutes rather than the recommended 45 to 50 and it was perfectly done.

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  • 20 April 2010

    barneypooch commented on this recipe

    Does anyone know how far in advance you can make the mixture? I want to serve this pud to guests tonight. It's now 4.35 and I want to put it in the oven about 8. Can I make the mixture now, shove it in the dish then leave it in the fridge till 8? I'm tempted to take a chance and I would if it was just for us; but I don't want to give my pals a soggy mess ;) I'm sure it would still taste delish but, well, I have my pride...

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  • 21 April 2010

    barneypooch rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    To answer my own question (above) - yes, you can make it in advance! I must have eaten half the lemon puds known to man and this is the best. Ever. Part souffle, part sponge cake, part lemon-creme-brulee. Gawd, it's just delishus. And soooo easy. Great recipe for kids to make and give them the taste for cooking. I made this recipe last night for two of us (pigs) but there was some left over. I just had it for breakfast :)

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  • 05 May 2010

    Anca rated this recipe

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  • 08 May 2010

    MamaMoJo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    YUM - a great favourite!!

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  • 16 May 2010

    DrFabio rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Sooooooo delicious! Don't be put off if you think it's too heavy - it was much lighter than you'd think from just looking at the pictures. I'll double the lemon zest next time too!

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  • 23 May 2010

    roisinjh rated this recipe

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  • 31 May 2010

    Becca rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this recipe last night in ramekins after looking through the comments for advice on cooking time. I quite liked the taste of the pudding (hence four stars) but I'm not sure if I should have cooked it for a bit longer because it seemed a bit too much like eating warmed up batter which wasn't immensely pleasant.

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  • 03 June 2010

    susieg rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    No food processor available so did it all by hand. It was AMAZING!!! Really delicious. I'd probably do it with a touch less sugar next time but there will definitely be a next time! Yum yum yum:)

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  • 08 June 2010

    Alexparker commented on this recipe

    I made a complete hash of this when i made it yesterday - i curdled the milk by adding it to the lemon (i should know better!), the egg whites didn't whisk up very well, i missed out some of the flour and i completely forgot to put it in water in the baking tray until it had been cooking for ten mins. However, after all that, it still tasted delicious! AND it looked like the picture! I recommened checking at 30 mins - mine was done but it may have been the way i cooked it!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 50g butter
  • 200g caster sugar
  • 1 lemon , zested
  • 100ml lemon juice (include the zest from the zested lemon)
  • 3 eggs , separated
  • 50g plain flour , sifted
  • 250ml milk
  • icing sugar for dusting
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Per serving

441 kcalories, protein 9.1g, carbohydrate 68.2g, fat 16.5 g, saturated fat 8.5g, fibre 8.5g, salt 0.43 g

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