Easy Lemon Souffles Diabetic Friendly Food

LEMON SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a 2-quart mixing bowl combine, sugar, butter, flour, salt and milk, mixing until smooth. Add egg yolks to this and mix until smooth. Add lemon juice and zest.
• In a mixer, beat egg whites until peaks are stiff. Fold the yolk mixture into whites gently to combine mixtures.
• Using butter or vegetable shortening, grease 6-inch custard cups. Pour the mixture into the cups. Set the cups in 1/2 inch of hot water in a 9 by 12-inch baking pan. Bake 25 minutes or until tops have risen and turn golden brown.

EASY LEMON SOUFFLES (DIABETIC FRIENDLY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly coat six 8-ounce souffle dishes with nonstick cooking spray; place dishes on a baking sheet. Chill dishes.
• In a small saucepan stir together sugar, flour and 1/8 tsp salt. Whisk in milk and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium-low heat 8 to 10 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir in peel. Remove from heat.
• In a large bowl beat egg yolks with an electric mixer on medium to high speed 3 to 5 minutes or until thick and lemon color. Stir milk mixture into yolks to combine.
• Thoroughly wash beaters. In another large bowl beat egg whites with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight).
• Gently fold egg whites into milk mixture. Divide batter among prepared dishes. Bake 20 minutes or until a knife inserted near centers comes out clean. If desired, sift powdered sugar over souffles. Serve immediately.

EASY LEMON SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Beat the egg yolks at medium speed in an electric mixer until thick and lemon colored.
• Combine the yolks, gelatin, sugar, salt and water in a saucepan, stirring well.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture begins to boil.
• Remove from heat; stir in the lemon rind and juice; cool.
• Beat the egg whites (at room temperature) until foamy; gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, beating until stiff peaks form.
• Fold the egg whites and whipped cream into yolk mixture.
• Spoon into a 1-quart dish; cover and chill.

LEMON SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsuis). Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
• Slice the stem ends from the lemons so they can sit level. Cut off the tip end of each lemon, parallel with the bottom and roughly ⅓ of the way down. Reserve the tops.
• Hold each lemon firmly and use a serrated knife to cut out the pulp. Use a melon baller to scoop out the flesh into a sieve placed over a bowl. Squeeze the juice from the pulp and reserve for later. Place the hollowed-out lemons on the sheet pan.
• In a heat-proof bowl, combine the egg yolks, ¼ cup sugar, ¼ cup reserved lemon juice, lemon zest and flour. Whisk until pale yellow. Place the bowl over a pot of simmering water and continue to whisk for about 8 minutes, until very thick. Remove from the heat and beat with an electric mixer for about 10 minutes, until cooled, while scraping down the sides. Transfer to a clean bowl and set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the egg whites with the remaining ¼ cup sugar. Beat with the electric mixer on low speed until frothy. Slowly increase the mixer speed until the meringue is shiny and hold soft peaks, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Whisk about ⅓ of the meringue into the yolk mixture, then fold in the remaining meringue gently. Fill the lemon shells to just below the rim.
• Bake for approximately 14 to 16 minutes, until the tops are golden and have risen about 1 inch above the shell.
• Serve immediately, garnished with confectioners' sugar and the reserved lemon tops.

FROZEN LEMON SOUFFLES

Steps:

• For Filling.
• Whisk all ingredients in top of nonaluminum double boiler set over boiling water until mixture thickens enough to coat back of spoon, about 8 minutes;do not let mixture boil.
• Pour into nonaluminum container; cool to room temperature.
• Cover and refrigerate until very cold and firm.
• (Can be prepared 2 weeks ahead and chilled.).
• For Souffle.
• Tie strip of parchment or foil around each of 8 (4 oz.) ceramic souffle dishes so that paper extends 1 1/2 inches above rim;set aside.
• Place yolks in large mixer bowl and whisk to blend well.
• Bring large saucepan of water to gentle simmer.
• In a small saucepan, cook sugar, lemon juice ,2/3 cup water and peel over low heat until sugar disolves completely, swirling pan occasionally.
• Increase heat and bring to a boil;whisk into yolks in bowl.
• Immediately set bowl over simmering water and whisk until mixture triples in volume and forms slowly disolving ribbon when whisk is lifted, about 10 minutes; do not boil.
• Set souffle base aside until cool, stirring mixture occasionally.
• Beat 2 1/2 cups whipping cream to soft peaks.
• Fold into cooled souffle base.
• Fill each prepared dish 3/4 full.
• Whip remaining 1/4 cup cream to stiff peaks.
• Reserve 1/4 cup lemon filling in refrigerator; fold whipped cream into remaining filling.
• Spoon thin layer into each dish,spreading evenly.
• Spoon remaining souffle base into dishes,smoothing tops if necessary.
• Cover and freeze until firm, about 4 hours.
• Spoon reserved filling into pastry bag fitted with small open star tip(freeze mixture if too runny to pipe).
• Pipe single star or rosette in center of each souffle; remove paper collars.
• If souffles are solidly frozen, let soften slightly in refrigerator before serving.

LITTLE LEMON SOUFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Trim tip end from a lemon so fruit sits level. Cut stem end one-third of the way down, making cut parallel with bottom; reserve top. Repeat with remaining lemons.
• Hold a lemon above a sieve set over a bowl, and scoop out the pulp. Squeeze the juice from the pulp, and reserve. Repeat with all lemons. Place shells on prepared baking sheet.
• Combine egg yolks, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup reserved lemon juice, and flour in the heat-proof bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat mixture on medium speed until pale yellow, about 3 minutes. Place bowl over a pan of simmering water; whisk constantly until very thick, about 8 minutes. Remove bowl from heat, and return to mixer. Beat on medium speed until cool, scraping down sides several times, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl, and set aside.
• Combine egg whites and remaining 1/4 cup granulated sugar in clean mixer bowl. Place the bowl over the pan of simmering water, and stir until sugar has dissolved and mixture is warm to the touch. Remove bowl from heat, and return to mixer; beat on low speed until frothy. Gradually increase speed until meringue is shiny and holds soft peaks, 2 to 3 minutes, being careful not to overbeat.
• Whisk 1/3 of the meringue into the yolk mixture. Gently fold in the remaining meringue. Carefully fill the prepared lemon shells to just below the rims.
• Transfer baking sheet to oven, and bake until meringue is slightly golden and rises about 1 inch above the shell, about 14 minutes. Remove from oven, and transfer to serving plates. Garnish with the reserved lemon tops, and dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve immediately.