Lime Almond Squares

Name: Lime Almond Squares
Ingredients: FOR THE CRUST:; 1 cup All-purpose Flour; 1/4 cups Packed Light Brown Sugar; 1/2 teaspoons Salt; 6 Tablespoons Well Chilled Unsalted Butter, Cut Into 1/2-inch Pieces; 1/4 cups Toasted Slivered Almonds; _____; FOR THE FILLING:; 3/4 cups Sugar; 2 whole Eggs; 3 Tablespoons Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice; 1 Tablespoon Lime Zest; 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1 pinch Salt; 3 Tablespoons (more Or Less) Powdered Sugar, For Dusting

15 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE CRUST:
1 cup All-purpose Flour
1/4 cups Packed Light Brown Sugar
1/2 teaspoons Salt
6 Tablespoons Well Chilled Unsalted Butter, Cut Into 1/2-inch Pieces
1/4 cups Toasted Slivered Almonds
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FOR THE FILLING:
3/4 cups Sugar
2 whole Eggs
3 Tablespoons Freshly Squeezed Lime Juice
1 Tablespoon Lime Zest
1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1 pinch Salt
3 Tablespoons (more Or Less) Powdered Sugar, For Dusting

Directions

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For the crust:
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1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-inch baking pan with tin foil; butter the foil.
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2. Mix together flour, brown sugar and salt. Add butter and nuts, and blend together (either with a food processor or your fingers) until a fine meal forms.
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3. Press evenly into the bottom of the greased, foiled pan and bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
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For the filling:
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1. Blend together sugar, eggs, lime juice, lime zest, baking powder and salt until smooth.
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2. Pour the filling onto the hot crust and bake until the filling is slightly browned and just springy to the touch, about 20 minutes.
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3. Cool completely. Lift foil from pan, peel off foil and cut into 16 squares. Dust with powdered sugar and garnish with lime curls.