Cold Lemon or Lime Souffle
- 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 4 egg yolks
- 1/2 cup lemon or lime juice
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lime or lemon rind
- Meringue (see recipe)
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Sprinkle gelatin over the cold water.
- In a heavy saucepan combine yolks, lemon or lime juice, and sugar.
- Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture reaches 160 degrees.
- As soon as the mixture reaches 160 degrees, remove from heat and stir into gelatin to dissolve it.
- Turn into bowl and refrigerate, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens slightly, about one hour.
- Whisk yolk mixture into meringue mixture.
- Add rind.
- Beat cream until stiff, and fold into lemon-meringue mixture.
- Pour into individual ramekins, or stemmed glasses, or a 9-inch crumb crust or baked pie shell, and chill one hour or longer.
unflavored gelatin, cold water, egg yolks, lemon, sugar, lime, meringue, heavy cream
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10873 (may not work)