Lemon Pickle

Ingredients

• 1 puff pastry
• 1 lemon
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 lb. of fine white sugar
• 1/4 lb. of butter
• 1 tbsp of wine
• 1 tbsp of brandy
• 1 tsp rose water

Directions

1. Prepare a puff pastry on a baking dish ready to receive the lemon pudding.
2. Grate and juice the lemon into a bowl and mix them together. Make sure to remove any seeds that came from the lemon. 
3. Stir together the sugar and butter with a spoon till it becomes light and has the consistency of cream.
4. Beat the eggs until they are smooth as and as thick as boiled custard.
5. Combine the eggs, stirring gradually into the butter and sugar mixture.
6. Stir in the mixture of wine and brandy and rose water then stir in the rind and lemon juice mixture.
7. Mix all ingredients well together.
8. Pour the pudding onto the prepared puff pastry. 
9. Bake the pudding for 30 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Austynn Harbison
Louisiana Anthology
March 12, 2020