Lemon Pudding Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 large lemons
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 large eggs, separated
• 1 1/3 cups whole milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 finely grate 1 tbsp zest from lemons, then squeeze 1/4 cup+ 2 tbsp juice.
• 3 whisk together flour, salt, and 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar in a large bowl.
• 4 whisk together yolks, milk, zest and juice in a small bowl and add to flour mixture, whisking just until combined.
• 5 beat egg whites in another bowl with an electric mixer until they hold soft peaks.
• 6 beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar, a little at a time, and continue to beat until whites hold stiff, glossy peaks.
• 7 whisk about 1/4 of whites into batter to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly (batter will be thin).
• 8 pour into buttered 1 1/2 qt ceramic gratin or other shallow baking dish and bake in a hot water bath until puffed and golden, 45-50 minutes.
• 9 transfer to a rack.
• 10 serve warm or at room temperature.