Meyer Lemon Pudding Cake with Chantilly Cream and Fresh Blueberries
- Unsalted butter, for the baking dish
- 2 Meyer lemons
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs, separated
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- Chantilly Cream (recipe follows)
- Fresh blueberries
- 1/2 cup heavy cream, cold
- 1 tablespoon confectioners sugar
- (makes about 1 cup)
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Lightly butter a 1 1/2-quart souffle, gratin, or other ceramic baking dish, or 6 (6-ounce) individual baking dishes.
- Set inside a 9 x 13-inch baking dish or even a roasting pan.
- Bring a kettle of water to a boil for the water bath.
- Finely grate the zest from the lemons, and then squeeze out the juice; you should have roughly 1 tablespoon zest and 1/3 cup juice.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, and 1/2 cup of the sugar in a mixing bowl.
- In another bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until they hold soft peaks.
- Beat in the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, a little at a time, and continue to beat until the whites hold stiff, glossy peaks.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the yolks, milk, zest, and juice.
- Add the flour mixture, whisking until just combined.
- Gently fold half of the beaten whites into the batter with a rubber spatula to lighten it.
- Then fold in the remaining whites, taking care not to deflate them; its okay if some white streaks remain.
- Th e batter will be on the thin side and wont look like regular cake batter.
- Pour the batter into the souffle dish (or individual dishes).
- Put the larger pan in the oven, with the souffle dish inside it, and fill the larger pan with boiling water to come about halfway up the sides.
- Its best to do this right on the oven rack so you dont move the pans again and risk splashing water into the batter.
- Bake until the cake is puff ed and golden, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Serve the cake hot from the oven or let it cool a bit until warm.
- Spoon the pudding cake into small dessert bowls, being sure to get some of the lemon pudding at the bottom of the dish.
- Top with chantilly cream and blueberries.
- Chill a mixing bowl and wire whisk in the freezer for 10 minutes before beginning.
- Whisk the cream in the chilled bowl until it begins to foam and thicken up.
- Add the sugar and continue to beat until the cream just holds soft peaks.
- Do not overwhip.
- Feel free to use an immersion blender with the whisk attachment or a handheld electric mixer if you dont want to whip by hand.
- Meyer Lemon
- Meyer lemons have a bright, balanced lemon flavor with moderate acidity, and are a bit sweeter than their everyday counterparts.
- When they are in season in the fall and winter, I take full advantage of them.
- If Meyer lemons are not available, substitute regular lemons mixed with a couple tablespoons of orange juice.
butter, lemons, allpurpose, kosher salt, sugar, eggs, milk, chantilly cream, fresh blueberries, heavy cream, confectioners sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/meyer-lemon-pudding-cake-with-chantilly-cream-and-fresh-blueberries-377807 (may not work)