Lemony Squares

September 24, 2009

CARLY A.

Ingredients
2 cups flour
½ cup powdered sugar plus extra for when done
2 sticks cold butter cut into chunks
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
¼ cup flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon zest
½ cup lemon juice (from 2 or 3 lemons)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Put the two cups of flour, powdered sugar, and butter into a food processor (or blender). Turn it on and watch until the mixture for a ball of dough., then turn off.

2. Press the dough into the baking dish with your hands and prick it all over with a fork. Bake 20 minutes. Use oven mitts to remove the baking dish from the oven

3. While the crust is baking, make the lemon filling. Break eggs into the mixing bowl and whisk until your arm gets tired. Add the sugar, ¼ cup flour, baking powder, and salt. Whisk until lumps dissolve. Whisk in the lemon zest and juice until evenly blended.

4. Pour the lemon mixture over the baked crust. Bake another 25 to 30 minutes until slightly brown at the edges. Use oven mitts to remove the dessert from the oven. Now the hard part: wait for it to cool before cutting it into squares. Sift powder on top.

Makes 15 lemony squares.

Enjoy!

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