- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- zest of 1 lemon
- 2 eggs, separated
- 6 tbsp flour
- 1 1/4 cups milk
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- Preheat the oven to 400F and grease a 1 1/2 quart casserole dish.
- Cream the butter with the sugar and the lemon zest.
- Beat in the egg yolks, and then mix in the flour.
- Stir in the milk and lemon juice.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Fold into the egg yolk mixture.
- Pour into the casserole dish. Set the dish in a bain marie.
- Bake for 40 minutes. Check at 30 minutes and cover if necessary to prevent burning the top.
- Serve.