Luscious Lemon Squares
Luscious Lemon Squares might be a good recipe to expand your hor d'oeuvre collection. For 22 cents per serving, this recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 2g of protein, 3g of fat, and a total of 110 calories. This recipe serves 16. This recipe is liked by 32 foodies and cooks. This recipe from Eating Well requires salt, egg whites, canolan oil, and low fat cream cheese. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns an improvable spoonacular score of 4%. Luscious Lemon Squares, Luscious Lemon Squares, and Luscious Lemon Squares are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 16
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 65 minutes
Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup sifted cake flour
3 tablespoons canola oil
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
3 large egg whites
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/3 cup lemon juice, (1 large lemon)
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest
2 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, (1/4 cup)
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sugar
Equipment:
baking pan
bowl
oven
blender
hand mixer
mixing bowl
knife
frying pan
Cooking instruction summary:
To make crust: Preheat oven to 350F. Coat the inside of an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.Stir together cake flour and confectioners sugar in a large bowl. Cut cream cheese into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or your fingertips until crumbly. Gradually add oil, stirring with a fork. Toss with fingertips until evenly moistened. (The mixture will be crumbly.) Press into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until light golden.To make filling: Beat egg whites, sugar and lemon zest together in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.Stir together all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Add to the egg-white mixture and beat until blended. Beat in lemon juice. Pour over the hot crust and bake for about 20 minutes longer, or until the top is light golden and set. Let cool in the pan on a rack.Coat a sharp knife with cooking spray and cut into squares. Dust with confectioners sugar.
Step by step:
1. To make crust: Preheat oven to 350F. Coat the inside of an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.Stir together cake flour and confectioners sugar in a large bowl.
2. Cut cream cheese into the flour mixture with a pastry blender or your fingertips until crumbly. Gradually add oil, stirring with a fork. Toss with fingertips until evenly moistened. (The mixture will be crumbly.) Press into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until light golden.To make filling: Beat egg whites, sugar and lemon zest together in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.Stir together all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
4. Add to the egg-white mixture and beat until blended. Beat in lemon juice.
5. Pour over the hot crust and bake for about 20 minutes longer, or until the top is light golden and set.
6. Let cool in the pan on a rack.Coat a sharp knife with cooking spray and cut into squares. Dust with confectioners sugar.
Nutrition Information:
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