Lemon Squares
 
Ingredients
Crust:
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup powdered sugar (plus more for dusting)
  • 1 cup salted butter, cubed (cold)
Lemon Filling
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 Tablespoon lemon zest (about 1 lemon)
  • ½ cup lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
Crust:
  1. Place 2 cups of flour, powdered sugar, and butter in a food processor and turn it on. The dough will clump into a ball on its own after about a minute in the food processor.
  2. Press the dough into the greased baking dish with your fingers.
  3. Using a fork, prick the dough all over.
  4. Bake the crust for 20 minutes, until the edges are golden brown.
Lemon Filling: (while the crust is baking)
  1. Whisk the eggs for about a minute.
  2. Whisk in the sugar, ¼ cup flour, baking powder, and salt until the mixture is consistent, and there aren't any lumps.
  3. Whisk in lemon zest and juice.
Assembly:
  1. Pour the lemon mixture on top of the baked crust.
  2. Bake the bars in the oven for another 23-27 minutes or until they are golden brown at the edges and on top.
  3. Remove from the oven and cool completely before cutting them.
  4. Dust them with powdered sugar as close to serving time as possible.
  5. Voilà!
Yield: 35 bite size squares
Store in fridge
Recipe by Birch Tree Baking at https://www.birchtreebaking.com/lemon-squares/