Monday, October 24, 2011

Lemon Square

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HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY BROTHER!

A year has gone by so fast! It's his bd again; well he's always a big fan of lemon last year i did lemon curds crepe cake...


So I flipped through my cook book to find sth lemon and Martha Stewart's lemon square strikes me.
Ingredients
Crust
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, frozen
3/4 cup icing sugar, plus more for dusting
3/4 teaspoon salt
Filling
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups sugar
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 4 lemons)
1/4 teaspoon salt
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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, icing sugar, and salt.
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grate butter on a cheese grater with large holes
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Add butter; stir with a wooden spoon until combined and mixture looks crumbly
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Transfer mixture to baking dish; press evenly onto bottom with your hands. Chill crust in freezer 15 minutes
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Bake until slightly golden, 16 to 18 minutes.
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Meanwhile, make filling: whisk together eggs, sugar, flour, and salt until smooth.
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Stir in lemon juice and milk
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pour filling mixture over hot crust. Reduce oven temperature to 160c and bake until filling is set and edges are slightly golden brown, about 18 minutes.
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Grip paper; lift out dessert, and set on cutting board. With a sieve, dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares.

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