Lemon Self-Saucing Pudding

by Letitia Clark
Star 5.0
    20m prep time
    70m total time
    Easy level
    8 ingredients

This pudding is pure nostalgia. Nostalgia must never be tinkered with, so I have kept it classic and traditional, it would be a crime to try to fancify this fresh-faced, fluffy and angelic nursery pudding. Almost a soufflé, almost a sponge, this pudding is truly a wonderful thing, quick to rustle up for hungry loved ones with a craving for something sweet. I can do the entire process with just two bowls and 20 minutes (I have often cooked it in the enamel bowl I mixed it in). Like those my mum made, it is cooked in the same dish as it is served in, a bonus for the washer-upper, and nicely unfussy. I often prefer a gratin dish on a table with scoops taken out of it, rather than fiddly individual portions.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 160ºC fan (180ºC/350ºF). Lightly butter a deep, ovenproof dish.

Step 2

Cream together the butter, sugar and lemon zest together until well combined. Beat in the egg yolks, one at a time, until incorporated. Fold in the flour and the milk until you have a smooth batter, then gradually mix in the lemon juice.

Step 3

In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites with a pinch of salt until they form soft peaks and then carefully fold them into the cake batter.

Step 4

Decant the mixture into the buttered dish and stand it in a roasting tin filled with water to come about halfway up the side of the dish.

Step 5

Bake in the oven or 45–50 minutes until golden. Eat warm with cold cream.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 60g Unsalted Butter, plus extra for greasing 1 x Sainsbury's British Butter, Unsalted 250g
  • 180g Caster Sugar 1 x Sainsbury's White Caster Sugar 1kg
  • Malson Salt, to taste, a good pinch 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 60g Plain, or 00 1 x Sainsbury's Plain Flour 1.5kg
  • 2 Large Lemons, zest and juice 2 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 3 Eggs, separated 1 x Sainsbury's British Free Range Eggs Medium x6
  • 300ml Whole Milk, plus extra for greasing 1 x Sainsbury's British Whole Milk 568ml (1 pint)
  • 150 mls Cream, to serve 1 x Sainsbury's British Double Cream 150ml
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