Bitter, sharp, packed so neat
LEMONS
By Samy Stein
Bitter, sharp, packed so neat
Whose for a lemon treat?
Suck it slow, your mouth contorts
Eat it quick, you might feel sick
But add it little to a drink
or whip it in some cream and sink
your spoon into the lemon-goo
I bet , like me, you like lemons too
I have been writing about it previously, … and still, … one of my favourites, … the good old lemon. Depending on the region you get it from, it varies from various yellows to shades of green … or both …
As big as an orange, or as small as cherry, thick skinned, like a school-yard-bully, or as delicate as papyrus … just like people … the good old lemon has character too and just as many variations.
I put it into cakes, or I drink it as … you guessed it … liquor … a little Limoncello doesn’t hurt, .. right …
In the last couple of weeks I had conducted a few training with some of our customers, and a lemon cake starred in each one of them. Soft, moist, a little tangy, definitely really, really good …
I can not claim this recipe as my own, … but how original is putting a pound of each ingredient together.
Chef David has handed it to me a few months ago, and it is only fair to mention him as the originator, … because … it is really, really good … (the cake that is) …
And yesterday again I set out to bake a little Quatre-Quarts Léger Au Citron, and as usual, it disappeared in various bellies of my coworkers.
And if you feel so inclined, below the recipe. it could not be simpler. And with regional variations of the lemon, everybody will have his/her unique and original Lemon Cake..
… HAPPY BAKING
LEMON POUND CAKE
QUATRE-QUARTS LÉGER AU CITRON
Ingredients:
375 g Unsalted Butter
375 g Icing Sugar
375 g Eggs
500 g Cake Flour
15 g Baking Powder
3 pc lemon zest
Lemon Syrup:
100 g Lemon Juice
125 ml water
250 g Sugar
Method:
Cream Butter and sugar
Add lemon zest
Add eggs
Sift the flour and baking powder
Fold into the batter
Bake at 160˚C for 40 min
Pour over lemon syrup when still hot
Well, there you have it. Lemon Pound Cake. You will be the favourite person for quite a while when this little gem comes out of the oven !!!