Lemon Or Orange Sponge Custard (pudding)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind or 2 teaspoons lemon rind
• 3 egg yolks
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/3 cup orange juice or 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 cup milk
• 3 egg whites, beaten stiff, not dry

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 butter a loaf pan (not pam, use butter) or ramekins.
• 3 cream butter, sugar, fruit rind.
• 4 add egg yolks and beat well.
• 5 stir in flour.
• 6 add fruit juice and milk alternately (add a little juice and mix; then add a little milk and mix, and repeat until liquid all gone).
• 7 fold in beaten egg whites.
• 8 pour into baking dish.
• 9 place baking dish in larger pan with about 1" water.
• 10 carefully place in oven; water will slosh about, so move slowly.
• 11 bake about 45 minutes for ramekins (i have not used ramekins, so check often) or 1 hour for loaf pan. adjust oven temperature if top is browning too fast. remove from oven very carefully or you will slosh boiling water on you.
• 12 serve warm or cold.
• 13 the recipe says it can be served with a raspberry sauce (i suppose just for the lemon). i have not done this, as it is scrumptious all on its own.
• 14 serves 4 generous portions; 6 if you just want to tease everyone.