Lemon Souffle is a yummy zingy dessert, and this one is easy to make. When I hear the word Souffle, I cringe a little, because I was brought up with don’t touch the oven door, watch the�temperature�and then the Oh no as it would�deflate�on opening of the oven door!
Lemon Souffle
Course: DessertsCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesCooking time
40
minutesCalories
300
kcalTotal time
1
hour10
minutes
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Ingredients
125 gram Sugar
125 millilitre Lemon juice
finely grated zest of one lemon
.50 tsp Vanilla extract
2 number Egg whites
60 gram Caster sugar
gram Icing Sugar-for dusting
Directions
- Preheat oven 190 degrees.
- Place sugar, lemon juice, and zest in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring it until the sugar is dissolved.
- Reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 3 minutes, take off heat and stir in vanilla essence.
- Beat the egg whites in a bowl until soft peaks form.
- Slowly add castor sugar and keep beating until it is glossy and thick.
- Bring the lemon mixture back to a boil, then whisk while pouring in 60mls of the hot lemon mixture into the egg white and beat for 5 minutes, should be light and fluffy.
- Pour remaining mixture in to ramekins.
- Divide egg mixture among the ramekins.
- Bake until beginning to brown, 5-6 minutes.
Notes
- not suitable for freezing
- dust with icing sugar
Response to “Lemon Soufflé”
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