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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  • 05 July 2010

    Hingy commented on this recipe

    Awesome recipe and so easy. Made it a number of times and always loved by family and friends.

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  • 16 July 2010

    Serious Eats rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely gorgeous pud!!

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  • 24 August 2010

    bexpow rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    LUSH but I would want it to have more lemon in it. Really easy to do.

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  • 31 August 2010

    nzjessharris rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    One word. Delicious

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  • 08 September 2010

    SaffaChick rated this recipe

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  • 17 September 2010

    My recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I don't know what I did wrong but I didn't like this much at all - followed the instructions to the letter and it came out with a weird texture in the bottom half - a bit like eating half sponge and half scrambled egg/rice pudding! Tasted nice and lemony but it looked unpleasant. Not sure if I took it out too soon (even though I put it back in the oven and the top was pretty brown - had to cover it with foil in an attempt to cook it for longer but it didn't seem to make any difference). I have other recipes for lemon puddings that have different balances of ingredients eg. more flour and only 2 eggs. I'll try them next time

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  • 29 September 2010

    swanny rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Sublime! Quite possibly my favourite pudding!

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  • 03 October 2010

    loublou commented on this recipe

    Really lovely zesty pudding. Fantasically easy and very quick. Perfect pud!

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  • 20 October 2010

    d41d0y rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this last night, but with 2 eggs rather than 3. Wish I'd used 3 now! Very light dessert, the second helpings (ahem) tasted better than the first portion, so I recommend letting it rest a little while, maybe 10mins to let it settle rather than eating straight away! Also whisked by hand and the batter wasn't as smooth as i'd have liked, will try again when I buy an electric mixer!

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  • 25 October 2010

    fluffybunny rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Very rich. I loved the lemon sauce, but found the topping a bit too light for me...there was no substance to it. However, it was easy to make and would be a good 'leave it in the oven and foget-about-it-pud'.

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  • 26 October 2010

    Heather rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Read through the comments and thought, yes, i can do this. Had a feeling it was going to be a pudding made in heaven so gave my husband a much bigger jacket spud than mine so i'd be able to eat more pudding than him and it was well worth it :-) Would do it again!

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  • 26 October 2010

    Mrs D Carter rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent dessert. Easy to make perfect light and full of flavour. Definitely one for all the family.

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    31 October 2010

    Ana rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved it! Took a bit longer than I thought to prepare but well worth-it. Easy to leave in the oven while having dinner

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  • 31 October 2010

    robyn_t commented on this recipe

    I've grown-up knowing this as 'Lemon Puddle Pudding', a much cuter name. Cooking it tonight for my boyfriend so fingers crossed it is how I remember

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  • 01 November 2010

    sandalwood rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a really delicious recipe. It is light and lemony and can be eaten with or without cream etc. i used my electric whisk instead of food processor. i found that one lemon was not enough to produce the amount of juice needed so i used jif lemon juice as well as a substitute which worked out fine. My fan oven is a hot one so i always reduce the temperature that is given. i baked the pudding at 140c and it took 40 min to cook. i like the suggestion of putting some blackberries in the bottom of the dish before the mixture. i might try that next time as we have lots of blackberries from our garden. i will definitely be making this again.

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  • 14 November 2010

    HelenP commented on this recipe

    Made this today for the first time. Absolutely delicious. My husband said it was the best desert he's ever tried. It was very lemony though so when I make it next time I will slightly reduce amount of zest used and use 70 ml lemon juice rather than 100ml.

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  • 16 November 2010

    sharonC commented on this recipe

    Found it on line whilst at my daughter's home, looking for something for pud. I've made it before from a Delia recipe. This one is even better. I like the simplicity and the virtually all in one method. Didn't use a food processor, just as good by hand. My son-in-law calls it Lemon Slop.....but always finishes the dish off! It has become a family favorite already. Used slightly less sugar, about 180grams, and it still worked well.

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  • 26 November 2010

    Yummymummy3 commented on this recipe

    I've just made this now, and it's lovely. I've only had a small portion as I wasn't sure what it'd be like and thats plenty! I think a bigger portion would be too sickly as its very lemonly. Would make this again :0)

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  • 26 November 2010

    Yummymummy3 rated this recipe

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  • 30 November 2010

    Recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    So yummy! The sauce on the bottom and sponge on top is the perfect combination. Will definitely make again

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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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