Ingredients:
3 well-beaten egg yolks
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon
unsalted butter, melted
6 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
1 1/4 cups milk
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Finely grated lemon zest
Directions - Lemon Pudding Cake:
Position the rack in the center of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350
degree. Have ready a 2-quart ceramic or glass baking dish.
In
a medium bowl sift together flour, sugar, and salt. In a separate
small bowl whisk the egg yolks vigorously. Add beaten egg yolks to the
sifted dry ingredients. Mix in the melted butter, lemon juice, lemon
rind, and milk.
In
a separate small bowl, beat egg whites until they stiffen and form
peaks. Lastly, fold the stiffly beaten egg whites into the flour
mixture.
Pour pudding into the 2-quart baking dish. Bake in the oven for 40
minutes until firm. Cool for 10 minutes. Serve finished pudding cake in small bowls topped
with whipped cream, and sprinkling of finely grated lemon zest.
Recipe yields
8 servings of lemon pudding cake.