Dessert  Recipes - Spiced Lemon Block Recipe

Ingredients

• Oil, for greasing

• 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp light brown sugar

• 75 g/3 oz/1/3 cup butter

• 100 g/4 oz/2 cups bran flakes, lightly crushed

• 10 ml/2 tsp ground cinnamon

• Finely grated rind and juice of 2 lemons

• 10 ml/2 tsp powdered gelatin

• 2 large eggs, separated

• 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp caster (superfine) sugar

• 200 g/7 oz/1 small can of sweetened condensed milk

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Method:

1. Lightly oil a 900 g/2 lb loaf tin (pan). Put the brown sugar and butter in a saucepan and heat gently until the butter has melted. Stir in the cereal and cinnamon.

2. Press almost half of the mixture into the base of the prepared tin. Put the lemon rind and juice in a small bowl. Sprinkle the gelatin over and leave to soften for 5 minutes.

3. Stand the bowl in a pan of hot water and stir until the gelatin has dissolved completely.

4. Whisk the egg yolks with the caster sugar until thick and pale. Whisk in the condensed milk, then the gelatin mixture.

5. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold in with a metal spoon. Turn into the prepared tin, cover with the remaining cereal mixture in an even layer and press very lightly.

6. Wrap in Clingfilm (plastic wrap) or foil and freeze until firm. Turn out and serve sliced.