Make Lemon Squares

If you have lemons, make lemonade! But if you have a lot of lemons, make lemon squares!

"___________" Okay. Lame.

I was trying to figure out what to do with the tons of lemons in the refrigerator. Lemonade sounded tempting, but I wanted a bit more far-fetched. So I googled "Lemon Recipes" and found out that there were such things as lemon bars/squares. The soury taste of lemon didn't seem to incorporate with such pastry or so I thought. So this wasn't so appealing, but given that the recipe was uber easy, I gave it a shot.

What you need:

Crust:

3/4 cup plain flour

1/4 cup confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened

Filling:

1 cup white sugar

2 tablespoons plain flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 egss

5 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon lemon zest

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 175 C.

2. To make the crust, mix flour, confectioner's sugar and butter until the mixture becmes a breadcrumb consistency. Use fork or your own hands.

3. Pour crust over a greased baking pan. Refrigerate for about ten minutes, then bake for about 15 minutes at 175 C.

4. Meanwhile, for the filling, mix together sugar, flour, and baking powder until the dry ingredients are incorporated.

5. In another mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs. Then pour eggs into the dry ingredients. Add in lemon juice and lemon zest.

6. After the crust is baked, pour the filling on the crust, and bake again for about 20 minutes at 175 C.

7. Dust with confectioner's sugar after baked (optional).

Mine came out very burnt at the end. Perhaps, the temperature could be reduced between 170 C and 160 C. Do check on it occasionally.

The result? Okay I was wrong. Very wrong. The Lemon squares tasted great despite the burn. The tangy, soury taste were to die for. Seriously. I am definitely making this one again!