Tangy Lemon Squares

Kayne's Note:

I found this on the back of a grocery cash register receipt, just don't ask which store! I have NO idea, although the most likely would be Ingles, in Georgia where I used to live. That was were I did 99% of my grocery shopping. I haven't tried it, but intend to very soon. It sounds delicious.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 32

CRUST

• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter, cold and cut into pieces
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FILLING

• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon lemon peel, grated

Directions:

1. CRUST.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
3. Mix flour, equal or sugar, and salt in medium sized bowl. Cut into this the 6 tablespoons butter with a pastry blender until it is a bowlful of coarse crumbs.
4. Next, sprinkle this with 1 teaspoon of the grated lemon peel.
5. Mix with your hands to form a dough.
6. Press the dough evenly on the bottom and up the side for 1/4" of an 8" square baking pan.
7. Bake until set, about 8 - 10 minutes.
8. Cool on a wire rack. Do not remove from the pan yet.
9. FILLING.
10. Beat the eggs and the equal, or the sugar.
11. Into this mix the lemon juice, the 4 tablespoons of melted butter and the 1 tablspoon of the lemon peel.
12. This is then poured onto the cake, and baked for a further 15 minutes, or until the filling is completely set.
13. Cool completely on a wire rack.
14. Cut into squares, and carefully remove from pan and place on serving plate.

Reviews

[pammyowl]

Great tangy flevor, but way too soft! It needs more flour in the crust, and maybe a little in the filling.

[Boomette]

These squares are delicious. They're very soft. Probably because I didn't use butter in the crust (it was at room temperature, so I had to use cold shortening). I left the crust in the oven for 15 minutes. If I do them again, I'll probably reduce the sugar to 1/2 cup in the filling. Thanks Kayne. Made for Newest Zaar Tag