Tangy Lemon Squares
A delicious treat, with a 36% calorie reduction from the traditional recipe.
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins
Extra Time: 30 mins
(for cooling)
Yield: 16 x bars
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.