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Almond Lemon Squares

Date added: November 21, 2007

  • Servings: 1 change
  • Calories per serving: 3,437
  • Prep time: 15
  • Cook time: 25

Ingredients

Lemon batter
  • 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
  • 1/4 cup cream, whipping, heavy
  • 2/5 cup sugar
  • 1 2/5 cup flour, all purpose, bleached, enrich
  • 2/5 cup sugar, brown
  • 1/4 tsp salt, table
  • 2 egg yolks, raw
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder, continuous action
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
Almond topping
  • 1 1/4 cup nuts, almonds, sliced
  • 2 tsp Lemon zest, grated
  • 2 tbsp sugar, brown
  • 2 tbsp butter, unsalted

Recipe Method

A buttery base complements the crunchy almond and lemon topping in these feather-light bars. Preheat oven to 350~. Butter a 9-inch square pan. In heavy saucepan over low heat, melt butter for both
topping and batter. Mix 1/2 cup of the melted butter and both sugars together. Blend in egg yolks. Stir inlemon juice and cream, mixing until thoroughly combined. Sift together flour, salt and paking powder and combine with sugar/yolk mixture. Pour batter into buttered baking pan, spread evenly with rubber spatula. Set aside. Combine almonds, brown sugar and lemon zest. Add remaining 2 TB. butter and mix well. Cover batter evenly with almond mixture. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until edges pull away from pan and toothpick inserted comes out moist with crumbs clinging to it. Don't overbake. Place on rack to cool, cut into squares.

Nutritional Facts

Per serving% Daily Value*
Calories 3,437172%
Fat 228g351%
Cholesterol 1,882mg627%
Sodium 809mg 34%
Carbohydrates 318g172%

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