On New Year's Day I was invited to Sharon and David's annual open house and left with a bounty of Meyer lemons from their backyard tree. After the feeding frenzy of the holidays, I didn't think I wanted to bake anything sweet... any carbohydrate at all! But, the lemons spoke to me and the Lemon Squares are baking in the oven as I'm writing this. Here is the recipe:
Crust
1 cup flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup cut-up butter
Filling
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 t grated lemon
3 T lemon juice
2 T flour
1/2 t baking powder
powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Combine the crust ingredients (flour, sugar and butter) in your food processor and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Press evenly into a buttered 8-inch square baking pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
Combine the filling ingredients (eggs, sugar, lemon rind and juice, flour, and baking powder) in your food processor. Process until well-combined. Pour over baked crust and bake for 20 minutes, until top is browned and set. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Let cool on wire rack. When cool, cut into 16 squares and store in an airtight container.
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