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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  • 11 December 2010

    miazmo commented on this recipe

    This is a delicious recipe, light as air. Well worth doing. I have substituted the lemons for passion fruit on two occasions and the recipe turned out perfect. Wonderful recipe to add to your collection.

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  • 22 December 2010

    Soup Dragon commented on this recipe

    How easy can it get - this is sooo good as sooo easy - Even I was impressed and I cooked it!!

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  • 09 January 2011

    Ruth commented on this recipe

    Oh my goodness!! It's yum! I've made it twice in a week, guests asked me to make it for them to collect! It's divine but be warned, you will want to keep it to yourself!

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  • 09 January 2011

    Mandy rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made half quantity for fewer people and found 1 lemon sufficient for this, would have needed 2 lemons for full recipe. Turned out just like picture, lovely light sponge and zesty sauce, served with custard. Delish. Took ages with electric whisk to cream butter and sugar (should have softened butter first) but then everything mixed well. Will be making next time we have visitors !!

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  • 26 January 2011

    CAROLEARMY rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Goergeous, my sons devoured this and said we have to have this at least once a week.

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  • 14 February 2011

    Sheilakuo commented on this recipe

    Very nice and lemony!! I also used a whisk as I didn't read the recipe very carefully and I assumed it's done by hand whisk lol! Turn out so so so lovely, almost like some sort of lemon sponge cake! and you should be able to adjust the amount of lemon juice or lemon zest that you want to use!! Such a lovely and light pudding!! Will definitely make it again!!

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  • 21 February 2011

    jvcg rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a winner of a recipe! You can make it in a blender, or in a bowl with a hand mixer - it's super easy, quick, not very expensive to make and everyone loves it. Plus it's magic how you get two layers at the end. It's not too sweet, not too sour - the ideal end to your meal. I just wish we'd had some leftovers. But it's unlikely this will ever happen.

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  • 22 February 2011

    HannahJoy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I love this pudding - reminds me of Sunday lunches as a kid made by my mum who called it 'Lemon Delicious Pudding'....and delicious it is. I've made it about 6 times since rediscovering the recipe on the website. My husband loves it, friends are impressed and my mother-in-law asked for seconds! Really quick and easy. I would recommed useing the second lemon zest too.

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  • 24 February 2011

    Line rated this recipe

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  • 20 March 2011

    Vicky rated this recipe

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  • 30 March 2011

    shaydee313 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Made it tonight, it's wonderful! Whole family love it, and I have a feeling it's going to become a firm favourite!

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  • 30 March 2011

    Eliza W. rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Brilliant recipe! Not to sweet, not too sower and very easy to make. I'm an absolute beginner cook and I found this recipe very easy and with a delicious outcome

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  • 31 March 2011

    rachemers commented on this recipe

    does anyone know if you could make this the day before and just place in fridge and cook next day?

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  • 03 April 2011

    UglyBetty rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    As a renowned bad cook, I managed to pull this off to the amazement of friends. Very easy and delicious!

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  • 07 April 2011

    magick commented on this recipe

    this was fantastic and so easy to make but i only used 175g of sugar and added a lime (zest and juice) which gave the flavour a lovely depth

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  • 07 April 2011

    magick rated and commented on this recipe

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    forgot to say i made this as individual puds in their own ramekins. took 35 mins

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  • 12 April 2011

    JulieZ rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Oh my goodness. So quick, so easy and so unbelievably tasty. One warning - my husband says it was too lemony for him so if someone in your family is not a big lemon pud fan then its not for them but the rest of the family loved it!

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  • 03 May 2011

    honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely gorgeous! Don't worry - it looks as if it won't work but it will. Still not sure how it works though ;) I agree with Julie - it's very lemony, but that's how we like it.

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  • 14 May 2011

    Lisa Hughes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fabulous dish! Thought the mixture was too runny so was really surprised when it turned out perfectly. Lovely golden top, light middle and runny bottom! Can't praise it enough!

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    16 May 2011

    rua rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    made this for guests last night, explaining to them they they were my guinea pigs as i rarely cook desert, and that i wasn't even sure if it'd turn out right. shouldn't have worried. it all went as it should and i now have a couple of people who've signed up as permanent guinea pigs. the lemon curd was to die for, and the topping was light and fluffy. after a hefty dinner leaving people wondering if they'd be able to fit a dessert, practically the whole dish was devoured by 4 people. success!! :)

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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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