Name: Lemon and lime self-saucing pudding
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: ½ cup milk; 1 free-range egg; 50g unsalted butter, melted; Finely grated zest and juice of 2 lemons; Finely grated zest and juice of 2 limes; 1 cup self-raising flour; ¾ cup caster sugar; 1 Tbsp cornflour; 1 Tbsp custard powder; 1½ cups boiling water; Icing sugar mixture, to dust; Fresh raspberries and ice-cream, to serve (optional)

Lemon and lime self-saucing pudding

Your pudding can also be served topped with fresh orange segments, wedges of fig or try it with thinly sliced banana!

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

35M

Total

45M

Your pudding can also be served topped with fresh orange segments, wedges of fig or try it with thinly sliced banana!

Ingredients

½ cup milk

1 free-range egg

50g unsalted butter, melted

Finely grated zest and juice of 2 lemons

Finely grated zest and juice of 2 limes

1 cup self-raising flour

¾ cup caster sugar

1 Tbsp cornflour

1 Tbsp custard powder

1½ cups boiling water

Icing sugar mixture, to dust

Fresh raspberries and ice-cream, to serve (optional)

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C fan-forced (200°C conventional). Grease a 1.75L baking dish.

Combine milk, egg, butter and zest in a large bowl. Whisk well.

Add flour and ¼ cup of the sugar, whisking until smooth. Pour into prepared dish.

Mix cornflour, custard powder and remaining sugar in a small bowl. Scatter over mixture in dish.

Combine lemon and lime juice with boiling water in a jug. Carefully pour over pudding mixture.

Bake for 35 minutes, until golden and firm to touch. Cool slightly. Serve warm dusted with icing sugar, and raspberries and ice-cream, if desired.

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