Categories: Cakes
Ingredients
- Butter or vegetable spray
- 4 eggs yolks
- 2 Tablespoons butter at room temperature
- 1 Cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 Cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 Teaspoon salt
- 1/4 Cup lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoon orange liqueur
- 2 Teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 Cup milk
- 4 egg whites (at room temperature)
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Prepare 6 ramekins (6oz) with butter or vegetable spray.
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In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt.
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In a second bowl, whisk together egg yolks and butter until blended.
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Add to the yolk mix lemon juice, orange liqueur, lemon zest and milk.
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Pour the lemon mixture into the sugar mixture and whisk until smooth. (You can use rum or other liqueurs if you don’t like orange).
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Beat egg whites until stiff. (f you overbeat your whites they are hard to incorporate).
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Gently fold in egg whites into batter in three parts. As you fold them in continuously turn the bowl.
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Pour mixture into ramekins. (the mixture should still be slightly streaky).
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Transfer the ramekins to a small roasting pan.
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Place the pan in the oven and pour enough hot water to cover the bottom inch of the ramekins.
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Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until puffed and golden.
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Remove the pan from the oven and carefully take the ramekins out of the water bath. Transfer the ramekins to a rack and let cool for 15 minutes.
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Serve warm or at room temperature.