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This recipe is from Sweet As a Cookie 

I’m reprinting it here, but be sure and check it out on her site as well.

I found this recipe on The English Kitchen.  It’s a must try for all the lemon lovers in my life.  I’m posting the recipe, but please go to the original poster’s website for complete instructions and pictures.  These look AMAZING!!!!!  Here’s the original link

Lemon Filled Croissants

This isn't my recipe to give, it comes from a great site called Cooking Classy.  I snagged her pictures, and I'm linking to her blog so you can see how amazing these really are.  Creative people absolutely fascinate me.

Good job with this one Cooking Classy.  Here's the link...

FOR BATTER:

6 egg white

4 egg yolks

3 tablespoon sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons flour, sifted

1 whole lemon zest

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FOR 10 INCH OVAL SKILLET:

1 oz. butter

2 tablespoons heavy cream

2 tablespoons raspberry marmalade

powdered sugar, before service

Heat oven to 475 degrees.

PREPARATION OF SKILLET:

Heat an oval skillet and add butter, cream and

raspberry marmalade .

Stir and mix well until skillet and mixture are hot.

PREPARATION OF BATTER:

Beat the egg whites until stiff,

and bring in slowly 3 tablespoons of sugar,

while the mixer is running.

Last bring in the vanilla extract.

Remove mixing bowl with the egg whites

and fold in by hand with a wire whisk the egg yolks, flour and lemon zest.

Mix as little as possible.

With spatula form four individual nockerl, one at the time,

and place into the hot skillet on top of the hot raspberry mixture.

BAKING:

Bake in hot oven for 9 to 10 minutes.

Nockerl should still be soft in the center.

Remove from oven and top with powdered sugar and serve at once,

(otherwise the nockerl will collapse)

on hot two plates (two per person).

Recipe Source:  Rudy Lechner's Restaurant and Bar

Thanks Carlene for telling me about this unusual recipe..