Recipe: Tasty Lemon Squares

Lemon Squares. Excellent, everything a true lemon bar should be. Lemon Bars I like my lemon bars with a thicker cookie base. Push the foil neatly into the corners and up the sides of the pan, using two pieces if necessary to ensure that the foil overlaps all edges (the overhang will help removal from the pan).

Make the crust: Mix the melted butter, sugar, vanilla extract, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add the flour and stir to completely combine. The dough will be thic Lemon squares combine the wonderful flavor of freshly squeezed lemon juice with just a few staples such as sugar, flour, eggs, and milk in this simple Lemon Squares dessert. You can have Lemon Squares using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lemon Squares

1. It's 1 cup of all purpose flour *.
2. It's 1/2 cup of butter or margarine , softened.
3. It's 1/4 cup of powdered sugar.
4. It's 1 cup of granulated sugar.
5. Prepare 2 of eggs.
6. Prepare 2 tsp of grated lemon peel, if desired.
7. It's 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
9. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.

But not only the ingredients are simple—the recipe is too. I made the lemon squares yesterday for our weekly family dinner. One of my family members celebrated her birthday yesterday, and she loves lemon pie. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, granulated sugar, lemon juice, baking powder and remaining flour.

Lemon Squares step by step

1. Heat oven to 350°°.
2. Mix flour, butter, and powdered sugar..
3. Press in ungreased baking pan, 8X8X2 inches, building up 1/2 inch edges..
4. Bake 20 minutes.
5. Beat remaining ingredients until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
6. Pour over baked layer..
7. Bake until no indentation remains when touched in the center, about 25 minutes.
8. Let Cool.
9. Cut into 1-inch squares.
10. ° if using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.

Using a small, fine meshed sieve, sift remaining confectioners' sugar on top when cool. Add the flour and salt, then the lemon juice, and whisk until thoroughly combined. While the baked crust is still hot, pour the topping over it. Instructions To make the pastry base. Using a pastry cutter or in a food processor blend together the butter sugar and flour.