Lemon Posset With Berries Recipes

LEMON POSSET BY MARY BERRY

Steps:

• Zest and juice three lemons
• Pour 600ml double cream into a large saucepan and add 3/4 of the lemon zest and 150g caster sugar
• Bring to the boil stirring continuously then simmer for 3 minutes
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly then whisk in the lemon juice
• Transfer to a glass jug and pour into serving dishes
• Cover with clingfilm and refrigerate for 4 hours (or overnight)
• When you're ready to serve - sprinkle over the remaining lemon zest and a couple of lemon thyme leaves if you're feeling fancy!
• Serve with shortbread biscuits

LEMON POSSET

Steps:

• In a saucepan, stir together 3 cups of cream and sugar. Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice. Pour into serving glasses, and refrigerate until set, about 5 hours. Pour a little more cream over the tops just before serving.

LEMON POSSET WITH BERRIES

Steps:

• Combine cream, sugar, and zest in medium sized heavy saucepan and bring to a boil. Continue to boil for 10-12 minutes, stirring frequently making sure a sugar has dissolved. If mixture begins to boil over, remove momentarily from heat.
• Remove from heat, add lemon juice and allow to cool, a skin will form on top. Strain mixture through a fine mesh sieve, discarding zest. Carefully pour evenly into 8 small espresso sized cups.
• Place cups on a small baking sheet and refrigerate uncovered for 2-3 hours. Plastic wrap may be used to cover after 3 hours. Garnish with berries before serving.

LEMON-VANILLA BEAN POSSET WITH RASPBERRIES

Steps:

• Reserve 4 berries for garnish and divide the remaining berries among four 8-ounce mason jars or tempered glasses.
• Put 2 cups of the cream and 1/2 cup of the sugar in a small saucepan. Split the vanilla bean, scrape the seeds into the cream and drop in the bean halves. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium to medium-high heat and boil for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally and taking care that it doesn't boil over (which can happen really easily). Remove from the heat, discard the vanilla bean halves and stir in the lemon juice.
• Divide the cream among the glasses (the berries will float up to the top). Refrigerate until set, at least 3 hours or overnight.
• Before serving, gently whip the remaining 1/2 cup cream with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon sugar, and dollop over the possets. Top each serving with one of the reserved raspberries. (If you serve the possets the next day, you can let them warm for 20 minutes or so at room temperature before serving.)