322990 Sun Sep 03 18:36:20 -0700 2006 16 31 Home Cooking 0 1851908 Does anyone having personal favorites ? Thanks Sun Sep 03 18:36:20 -0700 2006 29932 MIss G 1 1851966 This is one of the best cakes I have ever ate. You will not regret making it. -Becca Triple-Lemon Layer Cake Adapted from Fine Cooking For the Cake: 9 1/4 ounces (2 1/3 cups) cake flour; more for the pans 2 3/4 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon table salt 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar 2 tablespoons lightly packed finely grated lemon zest 6 ounces (3/4 cup) unsalted butter completely softened 1 cup whole milk room temperature 5 large egg whites room temperature 1/4 teaspoon creme of tarter For the Filling*- 3 ounces unsalted butter room temperature 1 cup sugar 2 large eggs 2 large egg yolks 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest For the Frosting- 8 ounces (1 cup) unsalted butter, completely softened 2 tablespoon lightly packed finely grated lemon zest 3 1⁄2 cups sifted confectioners sugar 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Make the lemon curd first so it can chill. *This lemon curd is actually from an earlier Fine Cooking. It is in first place in e-gullets lemon curd bake-off. I like to use my mixer bowl as a double boiler when making it. That way when its done I can put it back on my mixer and whip it until cool. I think it gives it a creamier , fluffier, texture. Don’t omit the unusual creaming of ingredients at the beginning. Fine Cooking found it eliminated the curdled bits of egg you usually have to strain out. Beat the butter with the sugar until it’s light and fluffy. Slowly beat in the eggs and yolks. Beat for 1 minute more, then stir in the lemon juice. The mixture will look curdled. Do not panic. Cook the mixture over low heat until it becomes smooth, then increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring constantly, without letting it boil, until it thickens enough to leave a path on the back of the spoon when you drag your finger through it. If you want to go by temperature, you’re looking for 170 F. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest. Press plastic wrap on surface to prevent a skin from forming and chill in the refrigerate. Make the Cake: Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees. Butter and flour two 8 by 2 inch round cake pans. Sift the cake flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Pulse 1/4 cup of the sugar with the zest in a food processor until well combined. In a large bowl, beat the butter and lemon sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy (about 1 1⁄2 minutes). Add the remaining sugar and beat until smooth (about 1 1⁄2 minutes). Beat in a quarter of the milk just until blended. On low speed, add the flour mixture alternatively with the milk in three batches, scraping the bowl with a rubber spatula; beat just until blended. In another bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer (with clean beaters or a whisk attachment) on medium speed just until foamy. Add the creme of tarter, increase the speed to medium high, and beat until the whites form stiff peaks when the beaters are lifted. Add a quarter of the whites to the batter and gently fold them in with a rubber spatula; continue to gently fold tin the whites, a quarter at a time , being careful not to deflate the mixture. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans. Smooth the tops with a spatula. Bake until a pick inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 35-40 minutes. Let cool in the pans 10 minutes. Run a table knife along the sides of the pans and carefully invert each cake out onto the rack. Flip them right side up and let them cool completely. With the palm of one hand pressed on top of a cake layer, cut each in half horizontally, using a long serrated knife. Put one of the cake layers on a serving plate, cut side up. With an offset spatula or a table knife, spread a generous 1/3 a cup on top of the cake layer. Lay another cake layer on top, spread it with another generous 1/3 a cup, and repeat with third cake layer. (You will have extra curd, enjoy!) Top with the fourth cake layer. Make the Frosting: In a medium bowl, beat the butter and lemon zest with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners sugar in batches and beat until light and fluffy. Add the lemon juice and beat for one minute. (You can make the frosting a couple of hours early and keep it, covered, at cool room temperature.) Frost the Cake: Up to a few hours ahead, spread a thin layer of frosting on the cake, filling in any gaps as you go. Chill until the frosting firms up a bit, about 1⁄2 hour. Spread the remaining frosting decoratively over the top and sides of cake. Scatter with bits of lemon zest and silver dragees, or garnish as you like. Sun Sep 03 19:40:31 -0700 2006 1851908 11259 Becca Porter 2 1852793 That recipe looks great! We love lemon in my house, and our teen loves to bake. This is a great Sunday project for a chilly Autumn day. Definitely on our to try list. Thanks Mon Sep 04 13:22:49 -0700 2006 1851966 11057 macca 1 1852040 lemon bars http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/322435?user_name=&query=lemon+bars Sun Sep 03 20:43:21 -0700 2006 1851908 22959 revets2 1 1852114 Cold lemon souffle (it is really a mousse) is really good. Very pretty and is nice with a berry sauce to accompany it. Sun Sep 03 21:33:35 -0700 2006 1851908 10285 Candy 1 1852171 Lemon Slice Cookies Sun Sep 03 22:09:29 -0700 2006 1851908 11540 mochi mochi 1 1852201 ah hem...this is a home cooking discussion...any recipes for the above? Sun Sep 03 22:37:10 -0700 2006 1851908 22959 revets2 1 1852242 There are all sorts of recipes for cold lemon mousse ie souffle out there. If one goes to Epicurious and searches on Lemon Souffle or Lemon Mousse there are a bunch of recipes as there are for lemon bars. Recipes were not requested. Just ideas. Sun Sep 03 23:17:15 -0700 2006 1851908 10285 Candy 1 1852244 Lemon meringue cake from Martha Stewart. Sun Sep 03 23:20:27 -0700 2006 1851908 15020 chocokitty 1 1852276 Just made this recipe from Cook's Illustrated for a party on Friday night. It was a huge hit. Wonderful fresh lemon flavor, moist...perfect. Soaking the zest in the lemon juice is a key step, as is creaming the butter and sugar thoroughly. I will paraphrase.... Make this the night before and once the cake is cooled, wrap well in plastic and keep at room temp. This allows the flavors to develop and the cake becomes more dense. (It is fine to eat the same day, but will be lighter and fluffier in texture.) The Best Lemon Bundt Cake Grated zest of 3 lemons 3T fresh lemon juice (use the 3 lemons you zested, plus perhaps another) 3C flour 1t baking powder 1/2t baking soda 1t table salt 1t vanilla 3/4C buttermilk, preferable low fat 3 eggs + 1 yolk, at room temp 18T (2-1/4 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temp. 2C sugar Glaze: 2-3T lemon juice 1T buttermilk 2C powdered sugar Heat to 350 w/rack in lower-mieddle slot. Spray Bundt pan with PAM with Flour. Finely mince lemon zest (very fine, almost like a paste) to have about 2T. Combine zest and lemon juice in small bowl and seta aside 10-15 minutes to soften the zest. Whisk flour through salt in large bowl. Combine lemon juice/zest with vanilla and buttermilk in medium bowl. In small bowl, whisk eggs and yolk. In standing mixer with paddle, cream butter and sugar at medium-high until pale and fluffy, 3 minutes; scrape down sides. Reduce to medium; add half of eggs, mixing until incorporated, 15 seconds. Repeat with remaining eggs and scrape down bowl. Reduce to low; add about one-third flour mixture, then half of buttermilk mixture, mixing until just combined after each addition, 5 seconds. Repeat using half of remaining flour mixture and all of remaining buttermilk. Scrape bowl and add remaining flour mixture; mix at medium-low until thoroughly combined, about 15 seconds. Remove bowl from mixer; fold batter a couple pf times with spatula to mix in any remaining flour. Scrape into prepared pan. Bake until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean, 45-50 minutes. For glaze -- Whisk 2T juice with buttermilk and powdered sugar until smooth, adding more juice if needed to make a thick but still pourable glaze. Cool cake in pan on rack set over baking sheet for 10 minutes; invert cake onto rack. Pour half of glaze over warm cake; let cool 1 hour; pour remaining glaze over top of cake and cool to room temp., at least 2 hours. I used a pastry brush in both glazing steps to spread the glaze all over the cake. Serves 12-14 Sun Sep 03 23:51:24 -0700 2006 1851908 11921 wyf4lyf 1 1852434 My favorite lemon cake is the Barefoot Contessa's recipe. Mon Sep 04 02:13:42 -0700 2006 1851908 16406 ziggylu 1 1852505 Lemon Slice Cookies 1 C butter,softened 1 C brown sugar, packed 1/2 C sugar 1 egg 1 T. lemon zest 2 T. lemon juice 2 C all-purpose flour 1/4 t. baking soda 1/2 t. salt Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy; blend in egg,lemon zest and lemon juice. Add flour, baking soda and salt; mix until just blended. Refrigerate 1/2 hour. Divide dough in half, shape each into log on plastic wrap. Dough is real soft. I refrigerate for an hour or so and then re-shape. Refrigerate till firm. Cut chilled roll into 1/4 inch slices. Sprinkle colored sugars on for decoration. Bake on parchment paper at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Store in tightly lidded container. Crispy, buttery lemon goodness. I replaced lemon with key lime juice today. I will post on results later. Mon Sep 04 03:10:12 -0700 2006 1851908 11540 mochi mochi 2 1852633 I don't know what I like better, lemon or key lime. Crispy on the sides, chewy in the middle, buttery cookie. Mon Sep 04 05:25:25 -0700 2006 1852505 11540 mochi mochi 1 1852514 lemon tea cake. A rich butter tea cake baked in a loaf pan, with minced fresh lemon balm or lemon verbena and lemon thyme. Hot lemon sugar glaze dribbled over the top as it comes out of the oven. Heaven! Mon Sep 04 03:15:59 -0700 2006 1851908 11234 toodie jane 2 1852551 I love the lemon bars from Cook's Illustrated (and The Best Recipe cookbook). So does everyone who eats them. Their lemon cheesecake recipe is excellent, too. Mon Sep 04 03:50:47 -0700 2006 1852514 12341 vanillagrrl 1 1852753 I've posted these before- great lemon cookies, wonderful with dried fruit- either cranberries, cherries or currants. 1 stick unsalted butter, softened (plus some for baking sheets) 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup sour cream 1 large egg 1 1/2 cups flour 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt (I use low sodium) 1 T grated lemon zest 1/2 cup some type of dried fruit (cranberries, cherries or currants) preheat oven to 350 degrees & butter baking sheets generously. Combie butter & sugar, beating until light & fluffy. beat in sour cream & egg. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, b.p, & salt. gradually beat the dry mixture into the other until well combined. stir in zest & fruit. drop onto prepared sheets - bake until slightly golden aroud edges- about 20 minutes. let cool 5 minutes on sheet before transfering to rack for complete cooling. Mon Sep 04 12:18:03 -0700 2006 1851908 11128 pamd 1 1852847 My favorite is Shaker lemon pie, especially luscious with Meyer lemons. It's surprisingly easy. You should find lots of recipes online. Mon Sep 04 14:25:08 -0700 2006 1851908 12335 cheryl_h