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DIETER'S LEMON FLUFF

9/22/2008

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   With four lemon trees in our garden, we always have fresh lemons for our salad dressings.  However, sometimes there are so many lemons that we have to use them in a different way.  One year we tried to make lemon marmalade.  That was good, but most members of the family did not like that bittersweet taste.  Then Dieter, who is in charge of desserts, found a wonderful recipe in one of our cookery books.

   The recipe was an instant hit.  The dessert is so delicious and light that you can even eat it after a huge dinner.  It has become our favourite family dessert.  Susan has named it Dieter's Lemon Fluff and requests it at every visit. 

                                      ZITRONENCREME
                                    Dieter's Lemon Fluff

1.  For this light fluff, separate four eggs.  With hand mixer, beat  four egg yolks with 100 grams sugar and some lemon zest until very foamy.  Soften three leaves of white gelatin in enough cold water to cover. 

2.  Transfer well-softened gelatin leaves (do NOT press out water)  to saucepan and combine with six tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice stirring over medium low heat.  This works  best with a shallow ladle that has first been rinsed in very hot water. 

3.  While whisking the egg yolk/sugar mixture with one hand, slowing add the lemon/gelatin liquid.  Warning:  The gelatin must be totally dissolved and running freely before adding to the egg yolk/sugar mixture so that it can bind properly.

4.  LIGHTLY whisk the egg yolk/lemon/gelatin mixture.  IMPORTANT:  Be careful to mix lightly so that no air bubbles build up.

5.  Beat the whites of four eggs until soft peaks form.  Stir 1/4th of the egg whites into the egg yolk/lemon/gelatin mixture, incorporating completely.  Fold in the remaining egg whites gently.

6.  Dieter's Lemon Fluff can be served in one large bowl or fill in individual bowls.   Refrigerate until firm.   Serves 4-6.  

1 Comment
Kelli link
9/23/2008 03:26:23 am

This looks delicious! I love anything made with lemons and this is going to be a new favorite... I just know it! Your photos are stunning, the colors are so rich.

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    Maria & Dieter

    We are a German couple living near the romantic Rhine valley and the cities of Cologne and Bonn in Germany.  Three years ago we met Susan through the internet and have become great friends.  We have so much in common and share a passion for antiques, good food and traveling, that it is fun to meet and do things together.  Over the last 3 years we have met Susan and her sister Eileen in Paris, Germany and the USA.  We are already planning our next trips to Provence and Prague and Dieter and I feel honored to provide photos, comments, reports and recipes from Europe to Susan and Eileen's blog. 





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