LEMON MOUSSE (MOUSSE AU CITRON)This creamy lemon dessert showcases the fruit's flavour beautifully.
SERVES 8-10
Ingredients

• 8 eggs
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 tsp. salt
• Juice and zest of 4 lemons
• 1 cup double cream (thick crème fraîche)
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Whisk together 4 eggs, 4 yolks (reserve remaining whites), and 1 cup sugar in a large pyrex bowl (one you can heat over a pan).
2. Add salt and juice and zest and use hand whisk to mix the ingredients until thay are smooth .
3. Place saucepan of waster over medium heat and bring to a boil.
4. Place the bowl of lemon mixture over the bowl, the bottom shouldn’t be touching the water.
5. Keep gently stirring the mixture with the whisk until mixture thickens to the consistency of runny lemon curd.
6. Take off the heat and leave to cool then chill.
7. When the lemon curd is chilled whisk the egg whites and remaining sugar in a bowl until stiff peaks form;
8. Fold in the lemon cud gently until combined and thenset aside.
9. Whisk cream and vanilla in a bowl until stiff peaks form; add to curd mixture and fold gently until combined.
10. Spoon mousse into serving cups; chill before serving.

 
This is very sweet and you could serve with a few raspberries or blueberries

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