It's a bit of a Dorie marathon here. What can I say? I love Dorie and I adore her recipes. This week Bridget of The Way the Cookie Crumbles chose Lemon Custard Cups for TWD. I had a lot of fun with this recipe because I felt it was a great canvas. It was a simple dessert that was just begging for some sprucing up. I decided to make candied lemon slices (delicious!) and drizzle the custards with the lemon syrup. I was hoping this would make the custards just a tab more lemony and it did! I figured this would be a great way to use up the lemon I got the zest from. The custard was creamy with a hint of lemon. And I am very happy to report that Alex knew this was a custard. Not only am I learning how to bake great things, but Alex is also learning the proper terminology for the sweets I make. I am such a proud little baker.
Make sure to check of Bridget's blog for the recipe and the TWD site to see what all the other bakers thought of this week's selection.
Candied Lemon Slices
Source: Martha Stewart (here)
1 large lemon
1 cup sugar
Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Using a mandoline or sharp knife, cut lemon into 12 paper-thin slices; discard seeds and ends of rind.
Bring a medium saucepan of water to a rolling boil. Remove from heat, and add lemon slices; stir until softened, about 1 minute. Drain, and immediately plunge slices into ice-water bath. Drain.
14 comments:
Great job! Those candied lemon slices look beautiful :)
What pretty lemony goodness! I love the look of candied lemon.
I love the way you spruced up this recipe! Sounds like your custard turned out perfectly!
Mmmm... This sounds so scrumptious! What a fantastic job!
Cheers,
Miette
great idea with the lemon slices! i didn't even think about taking it out of the cup!
Wow! Your custard looks silky and delicious!
Those candied lemon slices are just brilliant!
That sounds great! Love the last picture!
-Amy
www.singforyoursupperblog.com
This looks great! I love the candied lemon slices on top!
Your custard looks great. I love the additions of candied lemon slices and the lemon syrup.
I looooooove how you thought of flipping them! WOW... what a presentation! Just as classy as crème caramel!
Very original, Stephanie! Bravo!
I love that you treated them like flan and added the lemon syrup. The look really elegant.
Fabulous job! The candied lemon slices look wonderful. Good for you!
Thanks for the compliments! I felt the dessert needed something and the candied slices seemed like the perfect thing.
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