Separate eggs carefully; if there is the tiniest bit of yolk in the whites, they will not beat properly, so be sure to separate them cleanly and to put the whites into an extremely clean, dry bowl.

4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted softened butter, plus more for greasing the ramekins ½ cup sugar, preferably superfine (see note), plus more for dusting 5 eggs Zest of 2 large lemons 1⁄3 cup lemon ...

New York Times food columnist Mellissa Clark joins TODAY to share two low-stress breakfast recipes to help ease you into the New Year: A buttery breakfast casserole and a lemon soufflé French toast!

To explore and search through all our recipes, check out the new WSJ Recipes page.

1/4 cup ( 1/2 stick) butter or margarine> 1/3 cup all-purpose flour> 1/8 teaspoon salt> 1 cup milk> 2/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided> 4 large egg yolks> 1 teaspoon grated lemon ...