Limey Lemon Squares

14 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into 1/2 inch slices
  • 2 tbsp. sugar
  • 1 to 2 tbsp. almond paste
  • 2 tsp. grated lime rind
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 cup sugar, stirred together with
  • 1-1/3 tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 2 lg. eggs
  • 1 tbsp. grated lime rind
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. citrus salt (optional)
  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting the top

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 375F and butter an 8-inch square pan.
  2. 2
    Place all crust ingredients in a food processor and process until the mix just begins to form a ball.
  3. 3
    Pat the mixture in the pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, or pale golden.
  4. 4
    Turn the oven down to 350F.
  5. 5
    Wipe out the food processor with a paper towel and add all the filling ingredients into the bowl.
  6. 6
    Process until smooth, about 1 minute.
  7. 7
    Pour into the crust and bake for 20 minutes.
  8. 8
    Cool, chill well.
  9. 9
    Sprinkle with a light dusting of confectioner's sugar.
  10. 10
    Cut into squares.

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