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Lemon delicious pudding
Also known as: Lemon delicious
Nagi Maehashi’s lemon delicious pudding bakes a thin lemon-and-egg batter into a light sponge above a lemon custard sauce, then serves scoops of both layers with optional creamy toppings and fruit garnishes.
About Lemon delicious pudding
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Nagi Maehashi’s lemon delicious pudding begins as one thin batter that separates into a light sponge over a lemon custard sauce. Lemon zest and juice give this version its bright, tangy character beneath the soufflé-like top.
Cubed unsalted butter is almost melted, then whisked to finish melting. Caster sugar, optional vanilla and lemon zest are mixed into it, followed by lemon juice and egg yolks; flour and milk finish the thin batter.
The whites from the separated eggs are beaten to stiff peaks. A large spoonful first lightens the batter, and the rest is gently folded through before the mixture enters an ungreased baking dish.
The dish sits in a roasting pan filled partway with boiling water. Baking turns the surface golden while the custard sauce remains beneath the sponge, and the pudding rests briefly before being scooped out.
Maehashi presents the finished dessert as warm and tangy. Icing sugar is recommended over the top, with whipped cream or crème fraîche and optional lemon slices, raspberries and mint sprigs completing the serving.
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