Lemon Pots de Creme

 

Again, from the Chez Piggy cookbook, a delicious refreshing dessert. Chez Piggy remains an iconic Kingston restaurant, founded in the late '70's by Rose Richardson and Zal Yanofsky. Zal was famously the lead guitarist and singer for the Lovin' Spoonful. My husband was once greeted by Zal at Chez Piggy's with an exuberant "Doug! Great to see you. Where've you been?" To which my husband replied, "I got married". 

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups of 35% butterfat cream
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 4 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp. lemon zest

Methods: 

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Gently warm the cream to body temperature in a saucepan, then pour it into a bowl and stir in the sugar until it dissolves. Beat the egg and egg yolks together, then whisk the eggs into the cream mixture. Stir in the lemon juice and zest. Pour the mixture into 4 oven proof custard cups and place the cups into a hot water bath. Bake for 45 minutes, then remove from the water bath and let cool. Refrigerate until serving.