Lemon Custard With Egg White Mousse

Ingredients

• 1 pint water
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 lemon (zest and juice)
• 2 eggs (separated)
• sugar to taste
• 1/2 pint milk
• sugar for custard
• lemon extract

Method

1. 1 Boil water with lemon zest in a saucepan.
2. 2 Mix cornstarch with cold water, then stir into boiling water. Boil a few minutes.
3. 3 Add sugar and lemon juice to the mixture.
4. 4 Beat egg whites to stiff peaks, then fold into the hot mixture. Pour into a mold to set.
5. 5 For the custard, heat milk with sugar and lemon extract. Whisk in egg yolks and pour over the set blancmange.