Fresh Lemon Mousse

Fresh Lemon Mousse - Serves 6

Recipe By: Ina Garten
Published in: Barefoot Contessa Back To Basics

Ingredients
3 extra-large whole eggs
3 extra-large eggs -- separated
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (4 lemons)
Kosher salt
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup lemon curd - a good bottled one - -- at room temperature
Sweetened Whipped Cream -- recipe follows
Sliced lemon -- for garnish

Instructions
In a large heat-proof bowl, whisk together the 3 whole eggs, 3 egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, the lemon zest, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt.

Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, for about 10 to 12 minutes until the mixture is thick like pudding. (I change to a whisk when the mixture starts to get thick.) Take off the heat and set aside for 15 minutes.
Cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours, until completely chilled.

Place half the *egg whites and a pinch of salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed.
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and continue to beat until the whites are stiff and shiny. Carefully fold the beaten whites into the cold lemon mixture with a rubber spatula. Place the cream in the same
bowl of the electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment (no need to clean the bowl) and beat on high speed until the cream forms stiff peaks.

Carefully fold the whipped cream into the lemon mixture. Fold in the lemon curd, and pour into a 7-inch-diameter, 3-inch-deep souffle dish. Decorate with sweetened whipped cream and lemon slices that have been cut into quarters. Chill and serve cold.

Sweetened Whipped Cream:
• 1 cup cold heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Place the cream, sugar, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whip on medium and then high speed until the cream just forms still peaks. Spoon the whipped cream into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
Printed from FoodNetwork.com on Sat Apr 04 2009

My iddy biddy cheat version was

3 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons of Bird's Custard Powder
1/2 cup sugar (or a little less)
1/2 cup of lime juice or lemon juice zest of one lemon
I whipped 2 egg whites which I folded into the custard to lighten it.

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