Mrs Paradine's Lemon Squares

Submitted by geoval2

"This is a wonderful recipe for lemon squares that I have been making for years! Mrs. P. was an elderly friend of my Mum's and I'm so glad I got this from her. If you love things lemon you will make these over and over!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 20 squares

ingredients

• 1 can condensed milk
• 118.29 ml lemon juice
• 16 salted soda biscuits
• 236.59 ml brown sugar
• 236.59 ml flour
• 2.46 ml baking soda
• 118.29 ml butter, at room temp
• 236.59 ml shredded coconut (optional)

directions

1. Mix together the tin of condensed milk and the lemon juice in a small bowl.
2. In a medium sized bowl crumble the soda biscuits with your fingers and then mix in the flour, brown sugar, and baking soda.
3. Use a pastry cutter to cut in the butter until it is in small crumbs and then mix in the coconut if desired.
4. Put 1/2 of the mixture in a 8x8x2 pan and pat it gently with your fingers.
5. Spread over the milk mixture and then sprinkle the rest of the crumb mixture on top.
6. Pop into a 350 oven for 30 minutes or until lightly browned on top.
7. Let cool.

Reviews

[Baby Kato]

Thanks Geo for this recipe. My DH loves things lemon...This was so easy and is very tasty. I didn't have enough lemon juice so I added 1 juiced lime to the lemon juice...made for a very flavourful dessert. We enjoyed it very much...

 

[Roseinsocal]

Very good recipe! Easy to make and tastes great. This one is a keeper.