Lemon Squares

By velma

Ingredients

• Crust;
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 100 g chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup icing sugar
• 3 tbsp cornstarch
• pinch of salt
• 1/3 cup cold butted cubed
• Custard;
• 4 large size eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt
• icing sugar for dusting

Details

Servings 16
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 55mins

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oven to 350
Grease a 9 in square pan and line with two rectangles of parchment paper to create handles
Combine flour walnuts icing sugar cornstarch and salt in food processor and pulse until blended.Add cubes of butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press evenly into prepared pan and bake on the middle rack for 25 min. Remove and reduce temp to 325.
Meanwhile lightly whisk eggs, sugar lemon juice, flour vanilla and salt in mixing bowl. Carefully pour custard over the warm crust and bake until set. about 25 min let cool to room temp then regrigerate at least 4 hours.
Lift square out of pan using parchment paper handles dust with icing sugar and cut into 16 pieces.