Manquet

Ingredients

• the yolks of eight eggs
• half a pound of sugar
• the grated peel of a lemon
• the three whites of your eggs
• an ounce of melted butter
• about half an hour

Method

1. 1

   Mix egg yolks and sugar, then add lemon peel.

2. 2

   Whip egg whites until stiff and fold into the mixture along with melted butter.

3. 3

   Butter a mold, dust with flour, pour in the mixture, and bake in a gentle oven for about half an hour.

4. 4

   Check for doneness with a knife.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from French dishes for American tables (1886) by Caron, Pierre, page 90. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Manquet. Put the yolks of eight eggs in a bowl with half a pound of sugar, and stir with a wooden spoon three or four minutes ; then add the grated peel of a lemon. Whip the three whites of your eggs until very stiff, add them gradually to the above ingredients, also an ounce of melted butter, and stir all together lightly. Butter a tin mold, dust it with flour, pour into it your mixture, and send it to a gentle oven for about half an hour

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