Baking: Pastries, Pies, Tarts: Tangy Lemon Squares

A delicious treat, with a 36% calorie reduction from the traditional recipe.

Author: Merisant/Equal® - www.equal.com
Date: December 27, 2012

Serves: 16 person(s)
Yield: 16 x bars

Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Extra Time: 30 mins (for cooling)

Ingredients:

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup Equal® Spoonful (or 8 packets Equal® Sweetener)
1/8 tsp salt
6 Tbsp cold stick unsalted butter or margarine, cut into pieces
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful (or 18 packets Equal® Sweetener), extra
1/2 cup lemon juice
4 Tbsp stick unsalted butter or margarine, melted
1 Tbsp grated lemon peel, extra

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.

CRUST: In a medium bowl, combine flour, 1/3 cup Equal® Spoonful and salt. Cut in the butter with pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon lemon peel and vanilla; mix with hands to form dough.

Press dough evenly on bottom and 1/4 inch up sides of 8-inch square baking pan. Bake in preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

FILLING: In a medium bowl, beat eggs and 3/4 cup Equal® Spoonful; mix in lemon juice, butter and 1 tablespoon lemon peel. Pour mixture into baked pastry.

Bake until lemon filling is set, about 15 minutes. Cool completely on wire rack.