Lemon Pudding Cake

I love lemon pudding cake and this recipe is excellent! I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do. This recipe is from Gourmet Magazine.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2  large lemons
• 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup sugar, plus
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 3  large eggs, separated
• 1 1⁄3 cups  whole milk

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Finely grate 1 Tbsp zest from lemons, then squeeze 1/4 cup+ 2 Tbsp juice.
3. Whisk together flour, salt, and 1/2 cup + 2 Tbsp sugar in a large bowl.
4. Whisk together yolks, milk, zest and juice in a small bowl and add to flour mixture, whisking just until combined.
5. Beat egg whites in another bowl with an electric mixer until they hold soft peaks.
6. Beat in remaining 1/4 cup sugar, a little at a time, and continue to beat until whites hold stiff, glossy peaks.
7. Whisk about 1/4 of whites into batter to lighten, then fold in remaining whites gently but thoroughly (batter will be thin).
8. Pour into buttered 1 1/2 qt ceramic gratin or other shallow baking dish and bake in a hot water bath until puffed and golden, 45-50 minutes.
9. Transfer to a rack.
10. Serve warm or at room temperature.