Happy Saturday! I took pictures of these lovely lemon squares on Thursday, but could not bring myself to post a dessert on Good Friday. Made with real lemons, these lemon squares are a brightly colored departure from the usual brownies and chocolate chip cookies. The tart lemon filling complements the crisp, buttery crust. Makes 9 large or 16 small squares.
Ingredients:
Crust:
1 cup flour 1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter
1/4 cup confectioners (powdered) sugar
Filling
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
1 tsp. lemon zest
2 Tbs.flour
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350. In a medium bowl, mix together crust ingredients. Stir until the mixture forms a dough-like texture, and you can form a ball with in.
Pat the dough into the bottom and about 1 inch up the sides of an ungreased 8 by 8 inch square pan. Bake the crust at 350 for about 20 minutes.
While the crust is baking, mix the filling. Beat eggs with sugar until they become a pale, fluffy yellow. Add flour and baking powder, and continue to stir. Add lemon juice and zest, and stir for about 1 more minute.
Pour filling onto the hot crust.