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
METHOD
- 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.
- Pour into a buttered ovenproof soufflé or baking dish and put it in a baking tray half filled with hot water. Bake for 4O-45 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.Good cold too