Tuesdays with Dorie: Lemon-Clove Cup Custard
March 10, 2009 at 2:58 am | Posted in groups, pudding/mousse, sweet things, tuesdays with dorie | 47 Comments
Bridget, from the gorgeous blog The Way the Cookie Crumbles, chose Dorie’s Lemon Cup Custard for TWD this week. I opted to go for the lemon-clove “Playing Around” suggestion in the book, and since it is a cup custard, I naturally baked mine in a cup.
I actually don’t have too much to say on this one, but there was a lot of talk (mostly not-so-positive) on the comment board. For group members who didn’t like the recipe, the main problem was the “egginess” of the custard. I happen to love eggy custards. In fact, I chose Dorie’s flan when my turn to pick came around last March (I was worried that if I didn’t, no one would!). These little cups are prepared similarly to flan custard, and their texture and eggy taste did remind me of flan. But without the caramel sauce, they were rather unremarkable. This recipe was not bad by any means, just a bit boring.
If you’d like to check it out for yourself, read The Way the Cookie Crumbles or see Baking: From My Home to Yours by Dorie Greenspan for the recipe. Don’t forget to scroll through the TWD Blogroll.
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this looks nice though. but I don’t like eggy custads. glad you liked it 🙂
Comment by snooky doodle— March 10, 2009 #
Well, your pictures look fabulous even if you thought the dessert was boring! I added actual lemon juice to mine because of all of the comments in the P & Q section, and I loved it!
Comment by Janell— March 10, 2009 #
What a fabulous recipe!!! I’ve never thought of lemon custard cups alone!! Beautiful presentation 🙂
Comment by Jen— March 10, 2009 #
j’ai doublé le zeste de citron, sûrement pour cela que j’ai adoré 🙂
Comment by isabelle— March 10, 2009 #
Beautiful looking, lemon and blueberries are surprisingly a great combo.
Comment by Tracy— March 10, 2009 #
Glad you liked making it, since it’s gorgeous!!
Comment by VeggieGirl— March 10, 2009 #
I didn’t mind the custard either.. funny that so many people were up in arms about this one!
Comment by Natalie— March 10, 2009 #
This one was a little underwhelming, wasn’t it? I love how you made yours in coffee cups. So cute!
Comment by Leslie— March 10, 2009 #
Sorry you weren’t a fan, but I LOVE that you baked it in a cup! Your presentation is just stunning!
Comment by Teanna— March 10, 2009 #
Very pretty presentation, and I love the intense yellow color of your custard! I’m not a custard person, so I took a different approach to the ingredients. Great job Steph!!
Comment by Linda— March 10, 2009 #
So pretty!
Comment by Stephanie— March 10, 2009 #
Man, I remember the flan. It was just before I joined and I was bummed to miss it – I love flan. I guess we just don’t have many Mexican cuisine dedicates around. I’ll make it sometime, I will. I was tempted by the clove variation. Looks wonderful.
Comment by rainbowbrown— March 10, 2009 #
Gorgeous.
I love that you made it in an actual cup.
Comment by chocolatechic— March 10, 2009 #
What great color you got! The clove addition sounds good
Comment by Spike.— March 10, 2009 #
Like the cup & berries. It’s getting warmer, next week or 2 after?
Comment by Lauren— March 10, 2009 #
I wish the recipe had called for some caramel sauce to spruce up your custards! Either way, the custards turned out beautifully! And I’m so glad you were pleased!!
Comment by Elyse— March 10, 2009 #
I bet these were delicious! I absolutely love your pictures!!
Comment by Amy (Sing for your supper)— March 10, 2009 #
Your custard cups look gorgeous. I love the way you presented them with blueberries and whipped cream.
Comment by pinkstripes— March 10, 2009 #
it looks so pretty with the cream & blueberry! i guess it was a little boring, but maybe i was just in the mood for that after all of the rich stuff lately;)
Comment by kim— March 10, 2009 #
boring huh? if i’m ever tempted to try this recipe. I’ll probably pop sugared blueberries at the bottom of the cup just for the sake of seeing some dynamite colors. hehe.
Comment by Sihan— March 10, 2009 #
Beautiful colors, Steph! Crips, clean and clear… strange… that’s how I imagine your taste to be – modern, classic, vertical more than horizontal and frill-free! LOL …could I be right?
Anyways… I’m sorry though, your custard generated negative comments… I thought it was pretty good.
Comment by Vibi— March 10, 2009 #
It looks lovely, even if the taste wasn’t all you hoped for!
Comment by Lillian— March 10, 2009 #
Oh, sorry you (and several others apparently, didn’t like it. I did, but then I like custard. Cute pic in the cup and love the blueberry decor. Pretty.
Comment by teaandscones— March 10, 2009 #
mmm… these look superb!
Comment by Ashley— March 10, 2009 #
It’s fun to see people making these in mugs – I wasn’t sure mugs are oven-safe. I agree that the lemon flavor was tame, but now I’m curious to check out some other flavors.
Comment by bridget— March 10, 2009 #
I love your photos–the blueberry garnish looks beautiful!
Comment by rachel— March 10, 2009 #
I tried the clove addition as well. I didnt like them, but maybe I should have put some whipped cream on top! Anything is better with whipped cream!
Comment by Tammy— March 10, 2009 #
Still makes a great photo!
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Comment by NAOmni— March 10, 2009 #
I thought it was a little boring too. It needed a sauce of some sort. Great job on your custard! I love that you baked them in cups!
Comment by Heather B— March 10, 2009 #
the photos look great, i love the whipped cream and the blueberries. i still have your flan pick to make up which i plan on doing soon.
Comment by Karen— March 10, 2009 #
I didn’t think I really cared a lot for this recipe, but now seeing your photos I feel like I MUST…they look so lovely with the cream and blueberries. I better try that version…blueberries and cream always add a little something. Beautiful job…great photos.
Comment by Kayte— March 10, 2009 #
Stunning as always Steph. They look adorable.
Comment by L W— March 10, 2009 #
I’m a flan lover too and am wondering if this custard would be good drizzled with a ton of caramel sauce…I might try it. I like the idea of clove and lemon.
Comment by Shari— March 10, 2009 #
mmm i love lemon flavored things!
Comment by Sophie— March 10, 2009 #
I made the caramel topped flan this week, along with the custard. I have to admit I liked the flan better, but still, I wasn’t in with the custard haters, LOL.
Your lemon custard looks perfect!
Comment by Jacque— March 10, 2009 #
I love that you made them in cups! How perfect!
Comment by food librarian— March 10, 2009 #
I always love how your photos turn out! Beautiful!
Comment by Karen— March 10, 2009 #
Great pics! 🙂
Comment by Gigi— March 10, 2009 #
Wow, your photos are amazing. The colors are so vibrant! This wasn’t my favorite recipe either but at least we tried.
Comment by Tracey— March 10, 2009 #
Oh, I wish I had been a member of TWD when you did the flan. I’ll have to check out the recipe in Baking. I love flan. But I didn’t really love this recipe, either.
Comment by Jennifer— March 11, 2009 #
Ooh yours look lovely! Glad you liked it, albeit a little bland 🙂
Comment by Farah— March 12, 2009 #
I think sweet, eggy, creamy is a winning taste sensation. I love the brilliant yellow color of your custard. You must have had some beautiful deep golden eggs.
Comment by Carol Peterman— March 12, 2009 #
It certainly doesn’t LOOK boring! Good to know about the eggyness. I’m not a big fan of eggy custard, and flan definitely does not float my boat! ;P
Comment by howtoeatacupcake— March 13, 2009 #
I added the lemon oil Dorie suggested and it did help give it a more distinct lemonyness. I think the addition of clove would be interesting to try.
I love your dollop of whipped cream which, I confess, I would pile into an empty cup, scatter some berries over it, and call it a night..
Comment by Matt— March 14, 2009 #
Yummy Yummy Yummy, pass that cup over here!!! Looks great!
Comment by Chuck— March 14, 2009 #
I have to give you tardy apologies for not ever trying the flan. This week’s pick helped show me that I couldn’t let one bad custard experience taint everything 🙂 I love the lemon clove variation – it sounds wonderful! And yes, I’ll be going back and making the flan now; what can I say? I’m a slow learner 🙂
Comment by Caitlin— March 15, 2009 #
I have to try this. Beautiful pics as usual.
Comment by Cynthia— March 16, 2009 #