Lemon Curd Squares

photo by oriana

- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
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1 8" square pan
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1⁄4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄2 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 slightly beaten eggs
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons grated lemons, rind of (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup flaked coconut (optional)
directions
- Mix 1st three.
- Press into an 8" square pan.
- Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix all the rest.
- Pour over hot crust.
- Bake 25 more minutes.
- Chill.
- Sprinkle with confex sugar when cold.
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Reviews
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I made these tonight not knowing that the recipe was posted here in Recipezaar. I, too, doubled the amount of lemon juice, added the optional coconut and garnished the top of the bars with finely ground macadamia nuts the last ten minutes of baking. The crust is thin and light unlike other lemon bar recipes. Next time I'm replacing lemon juice with lime juice just for fun. The bars cooked quite well in twenty five minutes but I do agree the squares should be watched carefully. You don't want to burn the delicate lemon filling. Thanks for posting.
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Thank You Ann! I had packed my tatty old edition of The Joy of Cooking in my attic. i really didn't want to have to rummage for this favorite recipe. Im going to try a hint i read, replace 2Tbsp of flour with 2 Tbsp of cornstarch for a more shortbread like base, also cook the base a little longer....I tried it limes too, not too different from the lemons :( Cheers, Giselle
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After I made these, I saw that the same recipe is in my Betty Crocker cookbook, minus the coconut. I loved the strong lemon flavor but my crust wasn't thick enough on the bottom, so the middle bars fell apart. Next time, I'll increase the crust ingredients by half. The butter came through very well, though. An easy way to know if they are done, according to Betty Crocker, is "bake until no indentation remains when touched lightly in center." Mine were done is 20 minutes (filling bake time).
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Thank You Ann! I had packed my tatty old edition of The Joy of Cooking in my attic. i really didn't want to have to rummage for this favorite recipe. Im going to try a hint i read, replace 2Tbsp of flour with 2 Tbsp of cornstarch for a more shortbread like base, also cook the base a little longer....I tried it limes too, not too different from the lemons :( Cheers, Giselle
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Ann Arber
Pennsauken, New Jersey
Hi. My name is Ann.
I live in a little town in South Jersey.
I live in our home with my dear husband,Dave, our oldest daughter Susann and her two boys, Joseph and Zachary. Also our oldest son, David(Jr), and his two daughters, Jamie and Kayla on the weekends.And our youngest son, Seth is living here with us also, with his three dear cats. Our daughter,Allison and her husband,Brandon are living in their own house. All totalled we have five cats and two dogs right now. LOL
I love to feed my family. When the kids were young, I would always feed their friends before and after school or dinner if they wanted. I love to make people smile , making foods they enjoy.
Most of my recipes are handed down from Grandmothers, Mothers, friends. I treasure these recipes made by those I love.