Lime Squares
View(s):These delicious treats add a little citrusy zip to dessert or snack time. They can be prepared whenever you have time, then tossed in the freezer and pulled out when you need them, They can be made with lemons or limes.
What you’ll need
• 1 1/4 cups unsifted flour
• 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into slices
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons finely grated lime zest
• Pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• Confectioners’ sugar
How to make it
* Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
* Blend 1 cup flour, butter, 2 tablespoons sugar,
1 tablespoon lime zest, and salt with a pastry blender until mixture forms a loose paste. Turn out into the
baking pan and pat evenly onto the bottom, forming a 1/2-inch edge along the pan sides.
Bake until the crust is pale golden, 15 to
20 minutes. Remove from oven, then reduce the temperature to
350 degrees. Cool crust 10 minutes.
* Cool completely, then chill at least
2 hours before
cutting into 16 squares. Sprinkle with
confectioners’ sugar.
To freeze, wrap
individual squares in plastic wrap and store in an airtight
container. (Don’t worry about defrosting these completely; lots of folks think they taste even
better frozen.)