Best Burst Of Citrus Sponge Pudding Recipes

LEMON SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Position oven rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 1½ quart casserole or 8"x8" baking dish. In small bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside.
• Heat water for the pudding's bain marie (hot water bath).
• In bowl of stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, cream the butter. Gradually beat in the sugar. Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in the lemon juice and lemon zest.
• Add the flour alternately with the milk, starting and ending with flour (3 additions of flour and two of the milk), stopping to scrape sides of bowl as necessary.
• In separate clean bowl, whip the egg whites at high speed with the whisk attachment of the stand mixer or, alternatively, with a small hand mixer until soft peaks form.
• Using a rubber or silicone spatula, fold about half of the egg whites into the lemon mixture then fold in remaining egg whites. Do not overmix or stir mixture in; use the folding technique. Transfer mixture to prepared baking dish.
• Place the dish containing the pudding in a high-sided baking pan or roaster that allows at least an inch of space all around the pudding dish. Place the baking pan or roaster containing the pudding dish on the oven rack and carefully pour hot water into the pan, filling it one-half way up the side of the pudding dish.
• Bake for about 40-45 minutes, or until top of pudding is golden tanned and top springs back from a light touch. Carefully remove the pudding dish from the water bath and transfer to wire rack to cool to lukewarm or room temperature before serving. Pudding may also be served chilled. Dust pudding with icing sugar and/or additional lemon zest, if desired.

LEMON SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter the ramekins.
• In a mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the butter with 1/3 cup of the sugar. Mix in the egg yolks; then fold in the flour (it may look curdled.) With a whisk, work in the milk, lemon juice and lemon zest.
• In a standing mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the egg whites until foamy. Gradually add the 3/4 cup sugar and continue whipping on medium speed until glossy. Whisk 1/4 of the whites into the lemon mixture and then fold in the remainder.
• Portion the batter immediately into the buttered dishes filling 3/4 of the way full and bake immediately in a water bath covered with foil for 30 minutes. Serve warm topped with a scoop of raspberry sorbet.

SPOTTED DICK! TRADITIONAL BRITISH STEAMED FRUIT SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Grease a 600 ml (1 pint) pudding basin.
• Mix together the dry ingredients.
• Add the egg and sufficient milk to produce a smooth dropping consistency.
• Place the mixture into prepared pudding basin.
• Cover with pleated greaseproof paper and foil and steam for about 1½ hours.
• Turn out and serve hot with custard or syrup.

LEMON PUDDING CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a bowl, beat egg yolk. Add sugar, milk, flour, lemon juice, zest and salt; beat until smooth. Beat egg white until stiff peaks form; gently fold into lemon mixture. Pour into 2 ungreased 6-oz. custard cups (cups will be very full). , Place the cups in an 8-in. square baking pan. Pour boiling water into pan to a depth of 1 in. Bake until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and top is golden, 40-45 minutes. If desired, top with confectioners' sugar, lemon slices and whipped cream.

BURST OF CITRUS SPONGE PUDDING

Steps:

• Fill a large roasting pan 1/2-inch high with hot tap water and set into the center of your oven.
• Turn oven on to 350 F and let it preheat while the water bath is still in there.
• Carefully separate eggs into whites and yolks.
• In a large bowl, beat egg whites on high speed until foamy, then gradually beat in just 1/4 cup of the sugar until stiff peaks form.
• In another bowl, beat egg yolks, remaining sugar, butter, flour, lemon& orange zests and beat on high for 3 minutes (scraping down the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed to make sure all batter gets combined well).
• On low speed, slowly add juices and milk to the butter mixture,just until blended.
• Fold in egg whites by hand and mix very gently until no white streaks remain.
• Pour into a shallow oval pan (about 2-quart capacity) and set carefully into the baking pan with the hot water in the oven.
• Bake 55-60 minutes until top is puffed and lightly golden.
• Remove pan from water bath and let cool on rack.
• Dust with powdered sugar and serve warm or chilled.