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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  • 17 November 2012

    flowerlu rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy to make and looked like the picture which is always good! Zesty Lemony sauce and light sponge, yum. Will definitely make again.

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  • 19 November 2012

    Roisin commented on this recipe

    I've just put mine in the oven.... can't wait to see how it turns out!

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  • 20 November 2012

    Roisin commented on this recipe

    Verdict: Lovely! Turned out just right! Was sweeter than I anticipated, and also very filling, you'd only need to eat a small amount of it. But really really nice. :)

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  • 25 December 2012

    Annie commented on this recipe

    Wow. Stunning. Very saucy and just the right blend of tangy and sweet.

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  • 30 December 2012

    Livvykins21 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Easy peasy to make with an electric whisk. Cooked and travelled with us to good friends - just warmed up in low oven for about half an hr - great!!

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  • 31 December 2012

    Charlotte M rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic and rich

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    02 January 2013

    JNM rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    A great warming pudding in winter. Tastes delicious, a simple dessert you can make using simple ingredients.

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  • 05 January 2013

    Coco rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this pudding!! Perfect balance of cake-ness on top and gooey-ness on the bottom! I was craving for some pudding/cake but didn't want to leave the house to especially buy ingredients for it. And then I found this recipe, everything I already have! And it turned out amazingly well, considering I forgot to add the milk, only mixed it in after I folded the egg whites in ...

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  • 16 January 2013

    PollyP commented on this recipe

    A great desert that's really simple but effective! I loved it!

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  • 03 February 2013

    PersephoneMei rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this as an afterthought to a big roast beef lunch, and served with a dollop of thick double cream - very easy to make and very, very popular with my guests. It has now become my 'reserve pudding recipe' and will definitely be making it again.

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  • Binder photo Nat

    04 February 2013

    Nat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I don't usually make puddings but this was the easiest thing and went down well after sunday lunch.

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  • 08 February 2013

    Tipsy commented on this recipe

    Can I make this in advance and then reheat it? Having friends around for dinner tomorrow so would prefer to have everything ready to go in the oven. Also, will there be enough for 5 people? I do have blueberries and raspberries to serve with it. Thanks.

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  • 10 February 2013

    Angie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made it just as the recipe says. It was perfect. Lovely.�

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  • 24 February 2013

    Pumpkinpie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Nice. Used 100g of c.sugar instead of 200g and still I think that I could have put even less sugar. Tangy and refreshing.

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  • 05 March 2013

    Charl rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Had great comments when I made this.

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  • 07 March 2013

    Gemma rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    One word.... Amazeballs! :)

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  • Binder photo dc

    10 March 2013

    dc commented on this recipe

    Made this for mother's day. Love lemon so added zest of 2 lemons and juice of 3 which was slightly more than the recipe suggested. Absolutely yum, a hit with everyone!!!! Added to the favourites already.

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  • 12 March 2013

    Pumpkinpie commented on this recipe

    Lovely. Did decrease the amount of sugar though :)

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  • 29 March 2013

    trad03 rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I was excited about making this but it tasted very egg white-y and not very lemon. Won't be making this again :s

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  • 31 March 2013

    desertprincess rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Okay, so I totally forgot about the water bath thing and just stuck it in the oven...and guess what, it didn't matter..there was still a lovely, thick, gooey lemon curd at the bottom! Added blackberries to the bottom of the dish and it worked well. Also don't have a food processor so did it all by hand and it was fine. Was worried at the beginning as the sugar and butter wasn't creamy at all but all worked out in the end! Served it with cream. Gave it 4 stars because it was a tad too tangy for my liking despite the horrendous amount of sugar in it! I doubled up the recipe to serve 8 and it was fine.

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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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