Name: Lemon layer squares
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cup plain flour, plus 2 tablespoons extra; 1/4 cup icing sugar, plus extra, to dust; 125 gram chilled butter, chopped; 1 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs; 2 tablespoon lemon juice

Lemon layer squares

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Makes 20 Item

Prep

15M

Cook

40M

Total

55M

Ingredients

1 1/4 cup plain flour, plus 2 tablespoons extra

1/4 cup icing sugar, plus extra, to dust

125 gram chilled butter, chopped

1 cup caster sugar

2 eggs

2 tablespoon lemon juice

Method

1.Preheat oven to 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 20cm square cake pan with baking paper, extending 2cm over sides.

2.Sift flour and icing sugar together into a medium bowl. Using fingertips, rub in butter until mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Press evenly into base of pan. Bake 20 minutes. until golden.

3.In a jug, whisk sugar. eggs, juice and extra flour together. Pour over warm base.

4.Beak further 15-20 minutes, until firm. Allow to cool in pan. Dust with extra icing sugar and cut into squares to serve.

Try this with orange juice instead of lemon juice, if liked. You can add finely grated zest of a lemon or orange to the egg mixture.
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