Tangy Lemon Squares
photo by Boomette
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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32
ingredients
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CRUST
- 3⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons butter, cold and cut into pieces
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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FILLING
- 2 eggs
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon lemon peel, grated
directions
- CRUST.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix flour, equal or sugar, and salt in medium sized bowl. Cut into this the 6 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender until it is a bowlful of coarse crumbs.
- Next, sprinkle this with 1 teaspoon of the grated lemon peel.
- Mix with your hands to form a dough.
- Press the dough evenly on the bottom and up the side for 1/4" of an 8" square baking pan.
- Bake until set, about 8 - 10 minutes.
- Cool on a wire rack. Do not remove from the pan yet.
- FILLING.
- Beat the eggs and the equal, or the sugar.
- Into this mix the lemon juice, the 4 tablespoons of melted butter and the 1 tablspoon of the lemon peel.
- This is then poured onto the cake, and baked for a further 15 minutes, or until the filling is completely set.
- Cool completely on a wire rack.
- Cut into squares, and carefully remove from pan and place on serving plate.
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Reviews
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These squares are delicious. They're very soft. Probably because I didn't use butter in the crust (it was at room temperature, so I had to use cold shortening). I left the crust in the oven for 15 minutes. If I do them again, I'll probably reduce the sugar to 1/2 cup in the filling. Thanks Kayne. Made for Newest Zaar Tag
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Kayne
United States
I originally joined the site as "aussiekarin", but decided instead to go with my nickname - Kayne. Sorry if this causes any confusion! I moved to the US from Australia in 1970, and apart from three years in Germanyhave been here the whole time. However, still consider myself an Australian, although I was actually born in Holland. Since I come from such a diversified background, my cooking is rather strange at times. Many times it is a combiniation of Dutch, Aussie / English, German and American. I'm not really much of a cook, but enjoy it, nevertheless. I just wish I knew more and could do more - without a recipe! I'm retired now, so one of my goals is to really learn to cook. I intend to enjoy my retirement, doing what I never had time to do before. Since joining Recipezaar in November, 2006, I find that my cooking has changed somewhat. I'm more adventurous, willing to try new and more varied tastes, and combinations, and just about all of what I prepare is edible. Lately, due to a major life change, I've been letting my cooking go, but hopefully that will change one day. Oddly, I miss it, more than I ever thought I would!!!!!