LEMON PUDDING SOUFFLES

LEMON PUDDING SOUFFLES image

Yield Serves 10

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups sugar
1/2 cup flour
2 Tablespoon grated lemon zest
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups whole milk,at room temperature
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 eggs,separated,at room temperature
2 oranges,preferably blood oranges
Sugar (optional)

Steps:

Place oven rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.Using butter of nonstick spray oil,lightly grease 8 ounce ramekins and place them in a large baking pan.Set a kettle of water on the stove to boil.In a large bowl,add the sugar,flour,salt,lemon juice& zest,milk and melted butter & whisk until smooth.Beat N egg yolks 1 @ a time & whisk until mixture is thick & pale yellow.N a med.bowl,using a handheld mixer,beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.Fold whites N2 the lemon mixute.Ladle mixture N2 prepared ramekins until each is three quarters full.Place the pan on the middle rack N oven & carefully pour the boiler H20 N2 baking pan until it comes 1/2 inch up the sides of ramekins.Bake til souffles R lightly browned & pudding jiggles slightly,about 40 mins.Carefully remove pan from oven&lift the puddings on2 a rack 2 cool then cover & refrig.When ready 2 serve,heat overn to 325 degrees then turn oven off.place puddings in the warm oven 4 30 mins.Meanwhile,cut off tops& bottoms of oranges.Remove all peel &pith.Separate segments from the membrane & put the segments N a small bow.Squeeze any remaining juice on top and add sugar 2 taste.Orange segments & juice can be spooned on2 or served alongside the warmed puddings.