Nigella's Little Lemon Puddings

#recipeoftheday is Little Lemon Puddings - citrus heaven! http://t.co/5XKiDWCZmx

— Nigella Lawson (@Nigella_Lawson) May 7, 2014

I haven't made these yet, but found them on Nigella's Twitter account that I follow. I thought they looked so good that I wanted to share them with you. I plan to make them as soon as possible!

“These uplifting, citrusy beauties are a quick-time, short-cut version of the traditional English canary pudding: instead of being steamed, these are baked in the oven, and the fact that you use shop-bought lemon curd and they are made in individual servings cuts down time and trouble, too.

Try to make sure the ingredients below are at room temperature before starting. I make them just before serving the main course, so that they cook while we eat.”

— Nigella Lawson

Serves 6

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons lemon curd

• 125 grams unsalted butter (plus more for greasing)

• 125 grams caster sugar

• 125 grams plain flour

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 2 large eggs

• finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon

Method

You will need 6 ramekins (8cm diameter x 4cm deep / 6oz capacity) and a sturdy oven tray.

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4/350ºF and grease the ramekins. Dollop about 1 tablespoon of lemon curd into the bottom of each one to cover.

2. In the food processor, mix all the remaining ingredients except the lemon juice. When all has combined into a thick batter, add the lemon juice and blitz quickly to mix.

3. Add the batter to the ramekins, blobbing it on top of the curd, until the mixture comes three-quarters of the way up. Smooth the tops, then place on a thick oven tray and bake for about 20 minutes.

4. Remove from the oven, take the ramekins off the tray and ease the sponge gently away from the edges, using a small spatula, table or palette knife.

5. Unmould each pudding onto a side plate or shallow bowl of your choice, spooning over any lemon curd that has stuck to the bottom.

6. Serve immediately with custard, cream or ice cream as you wish. And you could consider heating up the remaining lemon curd in the jar in a microwave and spooning it over.