Lola and Finn's Mum

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Saturday 26 November 2011

More from the pudding club - Tasmanian Lemon Pie

I really do adore lemons and dislike faff, so this recipe is one that is a winner for me. I was quite taken with the idea of a pudding that was quite light, but satisfying. The first time I made this, I halved the quantity that you see here to produce a yield to serve 2 to 3 people (pre Lola and Finn!) and whilst I liked the spongey bit and the curdy bit that this pudding produces (basically, a sponge top with a creamy lemony underneath), I wanted more lemon, but then I am the one who fishes out the lemon which lies fallornly at the bottom of a glass of lemonade and devours it like I haven't eaten for days, which hopefully goes some way to explaining my doubling of the lemon content in the recipe below. You may want something less zingy.


I adore this with double cream. Tamasin Day Lewis recommends clotted cream. Her advice is excellent.


Tasmanian Lemon Pie - adapted from 'West of Ireland Summers' by Tamasin Day Lewis


Ingredients
  • 125 g butter, softened
  • 280 g vanilla sugar (or sugar with a few drops of vanilla - your choice!)
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 4 tbsp plain flour, sifted
  • 400 ml plain flour
  • grated rind and juice of 2 lemons (though I would use 4, as I am after real tang!!)



Method
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4. Lightly grease a 2-litre baking dish.

2. Using a standing mixer or electric hand beater, cream the butter with the sugar for 4-5 minutes until pale and fluffy.












4. Add the grated rind and juice of the lemons.



5. Whisk the egg whites until stiff. Using a metal spoon, fold lightly into the mixture to incorporate air.



6. Pour into the baking dish - the mixture should come about 5cm up the side of the dish.



7. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until slightly brown on top and obviously set, but faintly shuddery.



8. Serve warm with cream.

3 comments:

  1. Shame on me for not having that book, living in the West of Ireland and I have all of her others. I will have to sort that out! I looks delicious and you can never have to many lemony recipes.

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  2. I'm confused - is it Irish or Tasmanian?! We know this pud as 'lemon delicious', which most New Zealanders probably think of as their own. Isn't it funny how recipes circulate around the globe? Anyway, I haven't made this for years, so it's lovely to see it again and I'm so glad you like it. I've always considered upping the lemon-icity by adding a dollop of lemon curd into the mixture somehow...

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  3. All I know is that it is called Tasmanian Lemon Pie, it is printed in a cookbook called 'West of Ireland' Summers, written by an Anglo Brit, encompassing here memories of food eaten in Ireland.

    It's a pud that goes down a storm around here!

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