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| − | + | Lemon Squares <ref>{{cite book|last=Yearwood|first=Trisha Espe|title=Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood |year=|publisher= Clarkson Potter/Publishers New York |isbn=978-0-307-46523-8|pages=201}}</ref> <ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Lemon-Squares |title= Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook |year= 2002|pages=200 |publisher=Taste of Home|work=}}</ref> is a light treat, commonly used for party snacks as a dessert, it is both sweet and tart. | |
==Ingredients== | ==Ingredients== | ||
| − | + | Crust | |
| − | * | + | *1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature |
| − | * | + | *2 cups all-purpose flour |
| − | + | *1/2 cup confectioners' sugar | |
| − | + | Filling | |
| − | * 4 | + | *4 large eggs |
| − | * | + | *5 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from ~2 large lemons) |
| − | * | + | *2 tbsp grated lemon zest |
| − | * 1 | + | *2 cups granulated sugar |
| − | * 1 | + | *1 tbsp all-purpose flour |
| − | * 1 | + | *1 tsp baking powder |
| − | * | + | *1/2 tsp salt |
| + | *Confectioners' sugar for sprinkling | ||
==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
| − | + | # Warm oven to 350 degrees F. | |
| − | # | + | # Grease pan with cooking spray. |
| − | # | + | # Melt butter in pan. |
| − | # | + | # Remove from the heat, then include the flour and confectioners' sugar, achieveing a dough like consistency. |
| − | # | + | # Push dough into the pan firmly. |
| + | # Bake the crust for ~25 min. | ||
| + | # Combine eggs, lemon juice, zest by mixing. | ||
| + | # Achieve a smooth consistency. | ||
| + | # Include granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt to the smooth mixture by beating in. | ||
| + | # Achieve a smooth consistency again. | ||
| + | # Smooth mixture into the baked crust then bake together for ~25 min. | ||
| + | # Let cool. | ||
| + | # Sprinkle topping with Confectioners' sugar and cut into squares then serve! | ||
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[[Category:Cookie Recipes]] | [[Category:Cookie Recipes]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:27, 27 July 2012
| Lemon Squares | |
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| Category: | Cookie recipes |
| Time: | 55 - 60 minutes |
| Difficulty: |  |
| Confections
Description
Lemon Squares [1] [2] is a light treat, commonly used for party snacks as a dessert, it is both sweet and tart.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
Filling
- 4 large eggs
- 5 tbsp fresh lemon juice (from ~2 large lemons)
- 2 tbsp grated lemon zest
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Confectioners' sugar for sprinkling
Procedure
- Warm oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease pan with cooking spray.
- Melt butter in pan.
- Remove from the heat, then include the flour and confectioners' sugar, achieveing a dough like consistency.
- Push dough into the pan firmly.
- Bake the crust for ~25 min.
- Combine eggs, lemon juice, zest by mixing.
- Achieve a smooth consistency.
- Include granulated sugar, flour, baking powder, and salt to the smooth mixture by beating in.
- Achieve a smooth consistency again.
- Smooth mixture into the baked crust then bake together for ~25 min.
- Let cool.
- Sprinkle topping with Confectioners' sugar and cut into squares then serve!
References
- ↑ Yearwood, Trisha Espe. Home Cooking with Trisha Yearwood. Clarkson Potter/Publishers New York. pp. 201. ISBN 978-0-307-46523-8.
- ↑ Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook. Taste of Home. 2002. pp. 200. http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Lemon-Squares.
