Lemon delicious pudding is a self-saucing pudding, one of those easy desserts that magically separates into a sponge top with a warm sauce underneath. This Aussie classic is tangy and a little goes a long way, especially when served with crème frâiche, so I think a small ramekin is just right as an after dinner treat. But you could bake your lemon delicious in 6 x 200ml ramekins, or even one large 1.2 litre dish and spoon it out at the table (you’ll just need to increase the cooking time a little). Serve it with ice cold limoncello – preferably Unico Cello from Applewood Distillery in the Adelaide Hills, made from lemons from 150 year old trees considered too ugly for the retail market but perfect for distilling! I store mine in the freezer with the vodka. See video below for another easy Aussie sweet treat.

Serves 8

Ingredients
  • 50g salted butter
  • ¾ cup castor sugar
  • 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • ⅓ cup self-raising flour
  • 1½ cups milk
  • 100ml strained lemon juice
  • Icing sugar, for dusting
  • Cream or crème frâiche, for serving
Method
  1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  2. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and lemon zest together until smooth and creamy.
  3. Beat in egg yolks.
  4. Beat in flour and milk, alternately in batches, to form a smooth batter.
  5. Stir in lemon juice (don’t worry if it looks a little curdled).
  6. Whisk egg whites until they form stiff peaks, then gently fold them into the batter in three batches.
  7. Spoon into 8 greased 150ml ramekins and place in a baking dish.
  8. Pour boiling water into the baking dish to come half way up the sides of the ramekins to create a bain marie.
  9. Bake for 20 minutes or so, until tops are firm.
  10. Remove from oven and set aside to rest, in the water, for 10 minutes.
  11. Dust lemon delicious puddings with icing sugar and serve with cream or crème frâiche.

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