Recipe
LEMON SQUARES
Serves: 8
Preparation time: 20 minutes If they like it, it serves 8 otherwise
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Totaltime: 45 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup flour
- 2 eggs, large
- 2 tbsps lemon zest
- 2 tbsps lemon juice
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- For the tart lemon glaze:
- 4 tbsps lemon juice
- 8 tsps lemon zest
- 1 rounded cup powdered sugar
Preparation
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1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease an 8×8 inch baking dish with butter and set aside.
3. Zest and juice two lemons and set aside.
4. In the bowl of an electric mixture fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the flour, sugar, salt, and softened butter until combined.
5. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, lemon zest, and lemon juice until combined.
6. Pour it into the flour mixture and beat for 2 mins at medium speed until smooth and creamy.
7. Pour into baking dish and bake for 23-25 mins, should turn golden around the edges.
8. Allow to cool completely before glazing. Do not overbake, or the bars will dry.
9. Filter the powdered sugar and whisk with lemon zest and juice.
10. Spread 1/2 the glaze over the brownies with a rubber spatula and let glaze set.
11. Spread 1/2 the glaze over the bars, and let it set.
12. Cut into bars and serve.
main ingredients:
type of recipe:
cake
type of dish:
dessert
cuisine:
Canada
specific recipes:
quick-and-easy
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