Lemon Cherry Custard Souffle Food

MEYER LEMON SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Bring milk just to a simmer in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart heavy saucepan, then remove from heat.
• Beat together yolks, sugar, and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until thick and pale, 3 to 6 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add cornstarch, mixing until incorporated. Add hot milk in a slow stream, mixing until smooth.
• Transfer custard to same saucepan and bring to a boil, whisking constantly, then reduce heat and simmer, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. (Mixture will be thick.) Remove from heat and transfer to a large bowl, then whisk in zest and juice. Cover surface with round of parchment or wax paper and cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
• Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 375°F.
• Butter souffl dish, then sprinkle with sugar, turning to coat all sides and knocking out excess.
• Beat egg whites with salt in another large bowl using cleaned beaters at medium-high speed until foamy. Add cream of tartar and increase speed to high, then beat until egg whites just hold stiff peaks.
• Stir one fourth of whites into lemon custard to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly. Pour mixture into prepared soufflé dish, then wrap paper strip tightly around outside of soufflé dish, forming a collar that extends at least 4 inches above rim. Tape overlapping ends together.
• Bake soufflé until puffed and golden in spots, 35 to 45 minutes. Remove collar and serve soufflé mmediately.

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.

LEMON CUSTARD SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F.
• Lightly butter a 9 x 2 inch round cake pan.
• Have ready another larger pan and hot water.
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, and beat in lemon juice, flour and zest.
• Add milk and cream.
• Beat whites in separate bowl with salt until it holds stiff peaks.
• Stir ¼ of white mixture into lemon mixture to lighten and then fold in remaining whites.
• Pour batter into prepared cake pan, set in large pan, and add enough hot water to come halfway up sides.
• Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour, or until just set and top is golden.
• Serve warm.

LEMON-CHERRY CUSTARD SOUFFLE

Steps:

• Place the cherries in a bowl, add the water and set aside to soak for 30 minutes. Drain and spread on a double thickness of paper towel to dry.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use one-half tablespoon of the butter to grease two 6-ounce souffle dishes. If you have heart-shaped glass or porcelain baking dishes, use them. Set the dishes in a large pan.
• Spread the cherries in the bottom of the dishes.
• Beat the egg yolk until light. Beat in the sugar and remaining butter until the mixture is creamy. Beat in the lemon juice, rind and flour, then beat in the cream or half-and-half. Because you are working with a small quantity of ingredients, it is better to prepare this mixture by hand, using a whisk or a hand-held electric beater instead of doing it in a big electric mixer or a food processor.
• Beat the egg white with the salt until stiff but not dry. Fold the egg white into the egg yolk mixture and pour the batter over the cherries in the baking dishes.
• Pour boiling water in the pan with the dishes so it comes halfway up the sides of the dishes. Place in the oven and bake about 30 minutes, until the tops are puffed and golden. Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature. Dust with sifted confectioners' sugar before serving.

CHILLED LEMON SOUFFLES WITH CARAMEL SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly oil six 3/4-cup soufflé dishes or custard cups; set aside. Pour 1/4 cup water into small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin over; let stand until gelatin softens, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, whisk egg yolks and cornstarch in medium bowl until smooth. Combine milk and 3 tablespoons sugar in heavy medium saucepan; stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and mixture comes to simmer. Gradually whisk 1/3 of hot milk mixture into yolk mixture. Pour mixture back into remaining milk mixture in saucepan. Whisk constantly over medium-high heat until mixture boils and thickens, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and whisk 2 minutes longer. Remove from heat; whisk in lemon juice and lemon peel. Add gelatin mixture; stir until gelatin dissolves.
• Whisk egg whites and remaining 3 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl to blend. Set bowl over saucepan of simmering water (do not allow bottom of bowl to touch water); whisk constantly until instant-read thermometer inserted into mixture registers 140°F, about 2 minutes. Transfer egg white mixture to large bowl of stand mixer and beat until stiff peaks form. Fold egg white mixture into warm lemon custard in 3 additions. Transfer mixture to medium bowl; let stand 10 minutes to cool slightly.
• Divide lemon custard among prepared soufflé dishes; level off tops with back of knife. Refrigerate soufflés uncovered overnight. (Can be prepared 2 days ahead. Cover and keep refrigerated.).
• Run small knife around soufflés to loosen. Place small plate atop 1 soufflé and invert. Using both hands, hold plate and soufflé dish tightly together and shake gently, allowing soufflé to settle on plate (if soufflé does not release from dish, place bottom of soufflé dish in 1 inch of warm water for 20 seconds). Repeat with remaining soufflés. Spoon room-temperature Caramel Sauce generously over top of each soufflé and serve.

SOUR CHERRY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Make the syrup: Simmercherries, granulated sugar, water,and lemon juice in a mediumsaucepan over medium heatuntil cherries are broken downand juicy and liquid is syrupy,about 30 minutes.
• Strain cherries and syrupthrough a fine sieve; discardsolids. Let cool completely.
• Make the lemonade: Fill alarge pitcher with ice. Add clubsoda, lemon juice, superfinesugar, and 1/2 cup cherry syrup;stir to combine. Garnish withfresh cherries. Divide lemonadeamong glasses.

LEMON SOUFFLé

Steps:

• Butter a 2-quart soufflé or other deep baking dish. Sprinkle the dish with sugar, invert it, and tap to remove excess sugar. Set aside and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Whisk the egg yolks with 3/4 cup of the sugar until light and very thick; the mixture will fall in a ribbon from the ends of the beaters when it is ready. Beat in the flavorings and set aside.
• Beat the egg whites with the salt until they hold soft peaks; continue to beat, gradually adding the remaining 1/4 cup sugar, until they are very stiff but still glossy. Stir a good spoonful of them thoroughly into the egg yolk mixture to lighten it, then fold in the remaining whites, using a rubber spatula or your hand. Transfer to the prepared soufflé dish(es) and bake until the center is nearly set, 25 to 35 minutes (15 to 25 minutes for individual soufflés). Serve immediately.