Year Two Day One Hundred and Thirteen - Karen's Lemon Squares

Dear all, 


Today I wanted to try a scrumptious recipe given to me by the lovely Karen - Her delectable Lemon Squares! I started with the base:

I cup Graham Cracker Crumbs ( crumbled biscuits for all the Brits reading)
1/2 Cup Flour
1/4 Cup Brown Sugar
1/4 Cup Marg ( I used Butter and it seemed to work okay)

I mixed together the crumbs, flour and sugar and then dropped in slices of butter and mixed it loosely around.

Once the consistency was a little more robust I began to press the mixture into a square dish.

I had already lined the dish with parchment paper ( and and pre-heated the oven to 350F * very important*


I then baked the crust for about 7 minutes - you can bake anywhere between 5 - 15 depending on how crunchy you would like the crust

For the filling
1 package light cream cheese (250g)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons lemon zest 
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 tsp. baking powder


I beat the cream cheese and sugar together and then added the eggs and flour and mixed well.

I then added the lemon zest, lemon Juice and Baking powder.

I mixed all the ingredients together well and then poured on the crust that was now out of the oven!

I then popped it in the oven and baked for around 25 - 28 minutes. The smell was phenomenal!


After it was done, I pulled it out of the oven and left to cool on a rack. Once cooled, I cut into squares and then left in the fridge for double-freshness. The taste is amazing!!! So fresh and sharp from the lemons. And such an easy recipe! Darren loved them too. Hurray!