Lemon soufflé with lime sorbet
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- Dessert
- Medium
- 4
- 1 hour 30 minutes
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Lemon and lime are good bedfellows and are paired in this delicious lemon soufflé recipe from Andy Waters. Leftover lemon purée can be used for other desserts — added to cream for a zesty fool is one delicious option.
Ingredients
Lime sorbet
- 4 limes , zest and juice of
- 200g of sugar
- 275ml of water
Lemon puree
- 4 unwaxed lemons
- 600ml of water
- 600g of caster sugar
Lemon soufflé
- 5 egg whites
- 50g of caster sugar
- butter , for greasing
- 50ml of water
Equipment
- 4 soufflé dishes
Method
1
For the lime sorbet, place the sugar and water in a pan, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool
- 200g of sugar
- 275ml of water
2
Add the lime zest to sugar and water mixture and leave to infuse for 2 hours. Add lime juice, strain and place in a plastic container in the freezer
- 4 limes , zest and juice of
3
Whisk every 1 hour for the first 2 hours and then every half an hour until the mixture is smooth and frozen
4
To make the lemon puree, place the lemons into a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil strain and repeat 3 times
5
Combine the sugar and water to make a simple syrup. Allow to cool and place the lemons in the syrup. Bring to the boil, remove from the heat and allow to cool. Repeat 2 more times and strain, reserving the syrup
- 600ml of water
- 600g of caster sugar
6
Cut the lemons in half, remove the seeds and place the flesh and skin into a blender. Blitz until very smooth, adding a small amount of the sugar syrup if needed. Pass through a fine strainer and set aside 100g for the souffle base
7
Pre-heat the oven to 180˚C/gas mark 4. Mix the 50ml of water with the 100g of lemon puree and set aside
- 50ml of water
8
Beat the egg whites in a large bowl and slowly sprinkle in the caster sugar until you have a semi-firm peak meringue. Carefully fold 1/3 of the whites into the 100g of the lemon puree. Fold in another 1/3 then finally fold in the rest
- 5 egg whites
- 50g of caster sugar
9
Butter and sugar 4 soufflé dishes, gently pour in the mixture and lightly smooth the top.
- butter , for greasing
10
Cook the soufflés for 15-20 minutes until the soufflés have risen and the tops are lightly browned
11
Serve straight from the oven with lime sorbet on the side
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