Best homemade lemon squares recipe

Best homemade lemon squares recipe
Ingredients
  • For that crust:
  • 1/2 pound unsalted butter, at 70 degrees
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • For that filling:
  • 6 extra-large eggs at 70 degrees
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • two tablespoons grated lemon zest (four to six lemons)
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup flour
  • Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 levels F.

For that crust. cream the butter and sugar until light within the bowl of the electric mixer fitted using the paddle attachment. Combine the flour and salt and, using the mixer on low, increase the butter until just mixed. Dump the dough onto a properly-floured board and gather right into a ball. Flatten the dough with floured hands and press it right into a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking sheet, accumulating singleOr2-inch advantage on every side. Chill.

Bake the crust for 15-20 minutes, until very gently browned. Let awesome on the wire rack. Leave the oven on.

For that filling, whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon zest. fresh lemon juice, and flour. Pour within the crust and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, before the filling is placed. Let awesome to 70 degrees.

Reduce triangles and mud with confectioners' sugar.

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