Thursday, May 14, 2009

Lemon squares


A recipe for lemon squares, a popular dessert made with a cookie/buttery short bread crust with tangy lemony topping. I hope everyone loves to eat Lemon bars. When making these bars we have to pre-bake the shortbread crust and pour the lemony filling on the crust and bake it untill it sets. check the video how to make lemon squares/bars from food networks.

This is my 50th post,i am celebrating this happiest moment with this mouthwatering dessert :)

Ingredients:

For Crust:

unsalted butter-11/2 sticks,
sugar-1/4 th cup
all purpose flour-1 cup
pinch of salt

For Filling:

sugar- 2 cups
eggs-2 to 4
fresh lemon juice-1 cup
grated lemon zest -2 tsp
All purpose flour -1/2 cup

For Topping/Garnishing:

Powdered sugar

Lemon zest

Preparaation:

1.FOR CRUST: Using mixer,cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the flour and salt and mix until the it forms a dough.

2.Pour above mixture into a greased pan ,Press into the bottom of your pan and bake/chill for about 20 minutes, or bake until lightly browned. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool while you make the filling.
3. FOR FILLING: In your electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, beat the sugar and eggs until nice and smooth. Add the lemon juice and zest and stir to combine.

4.Add the flour and mix well. Pour this mixture/filling over the freezed/baked crust and again bake for about 20 minutes, or until the filling is set. Remove from oven and allow it to cool.

5.Cut into squares or your desired shape and dust with powdered sugar.


Note:

Follow the recipe given by food networks..the recipe i had given is different in proportions..i have altered the proportions in my desired way..

34 comments:

  1. Wow! This is very new to me.. yummy. Congrats for ur 50th post..! :)

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  2. Congratulations on the 50th post. You have such yummy dishes! And this beats it all! Lovely click and lovely dish...

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  3. oh lovely I love this so so much.. its looking gorgeous . and beautiful presentation. I wish i could be there to grab a lemon square. Crust in the bottom and very soft in the middle oh my god its divine. Keep it up lavanya.

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  4. I have this on my calendar I always drool thinking about it... Looks very yummy and perfect... finally I can satisfy my craving making your recipe!!!

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  5. Woow Lavanya ...lovely bars ...looks soo yummy ...very tempting nice clicks too:)

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  6. We have made lemon bars which are often referred to as 'lemon squares'here in the southern USA for many years. A really great recipe.

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  7. Looking Lovely...Delicious lavanya..

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  8. Congrats on your 50th post..

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  9. Congrats on ur 50th post... lemon squares look so lovely !!!

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  10. Congrats on your 50th post gal...
    Lovely squares..looking perfect n i bet it would tasted great too..

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  11. Kudos on your 50th post...I love the desserts made with lemon...Totally delecious..

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  12. congrats on ur 50th post....awesome dish!

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  13. Wow wonderful, lemony dessert !
    Congrats on your 50th post :)

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  14. Congratulations for the successfull blogging, keep it up :)
    lemon squares look delicious, I love lemon flavor in cakes, yummmm!

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  15. wonderful lemon bars..drool worthy..congrats on your 50th post :)

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  16. The lemon squares look light and wonderful! Congrats on your 50th post!

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  17. lime nad lemony bars. Tangy stuff.

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  18. congrats on the 50th post .. loved those lemon squares

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  19. Delicious Lemon squares Lavanya...beautiful!

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  20. the picture looks gorgeous.... I love lemon squares...

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  21. this looks lovely....congratulations on your 50th post....loved the second click...

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  22. congrats on your 50th post and recipe looks so thempting nice pic.

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  23. Bookmarked. Sure will try this soon.

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  24. Looks real delicious...Congrats on ur 50th post dear

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  25. Congts for ur 50th post.Lemon squares looks so delicious.

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  26. It looks tempting & delicious ........

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  27. hi,
    I've been eyeing this recipe from a very long time now but have been fwdng the idea due to some reason or the other :) had see a couple of them but I just can't take my eyes of squares that u've prepared.
    Book marked.
    TC

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  28. Congrats-that's a nice recipe!! The lemony flavour should be just the right answer on a hot summer's day!

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  29. grt recipe! love the lemon flavour. Congrats on the 50th post:-)

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  30. Knock, knock, knock.....anybody home?
    You haven't updated for a while........

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  31. Congrag on ur 50th post. Even I m planning to do this soon. Lovely.

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