Lemon Soufflé*

Name: Lemon Soufflé* (Soufflé au Citron Étoile)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 cup (250 ml) whole milk, divided; Sugar; 1 lemon, preferably organic; 2 tbsp (25 g) butter; ⅓ cup (2¾ oz./75 g) sugar; Scant ½ cup (100 ml) water; 4 egg whites (½ cup/120 g); Scant ⅓ cup (2 oz./60 g) sugar; 4 egg yolks (scant ⅓ cup/80 g); ½ cup + 1 tbsp (2½ oz./45 g) AP flour; 1 tbsp + 1 tsp (20 g) butter; 1 tbsp + 2 tsp (20 g) sugar; Confectioners’ sugar, for dusting

Soufflé au Citron Étoile

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 20

Appears in

French Pastries and Desserts by Lenôtre

By Chefs at Lenôtre

Published 2021

About

Ingredients

Candied lemon

1 lemon, preferably organic
Scant ½ cup (100 ml

Europe
France
Dessert
Vegetarian
Mediterranean

Method

To prepare the candied lemon, remove 6 strips of zest from the lemon using a vegetable peeler. Cut the lemon in half crosswise. Thinly slice one half and juice the other half, reserving the juice for the soufflé batter.
Heat the water and sugar in a saucepan with the lemon zest and slices until the sugar dissolves. Increase the heat, bring to a bo