Remove crusts from bread. Pour milk over soft bread. Allow to stand until soft, about 30 minutes.
Separate eggs.
Add egg yolks, slightly beaten, 2 Tablespoons sugar, and grated rind of 1 lemon.
Pour into buttered baking dish and set in pan of water to bake until it sets.
Beat egg whites until stiff, gradually adding scant 1/4 cup sugar while beating, and a dash of lemon extract, lemoncello, or lemon juice (whatever you have). Spread the egg white mixture out on top of the pudding while still warm, then return to oven until slightly golden brown.
Cool, and just before serving add a spoon of tart jelly in the center of the meringue of each serving.
Submitted by: CM
