Meyer Lemon Squares

I know I'm on the tail end of the Meyer Lemon season, but I was dying to try them. I had no idea what I wanted to make... just that I wanted to use them.

I don't know that I've really baked with any lemons at all. So I opened a Google Blog Search and typed in "Meyer Lemon". On the first page I knew I found what I wanted to make. Kevin from Closet Cooking had adapted a Joy of Cooking recipe to use Meyer Lemons instead of regular lemons. Meyer Lemon Bars it is!!



Meyer Lemon Squares
1/2 C unsalted butter (room temp)
1/4 C confectioners sugar
1 C flour
1/8 tsp salt
2 large eggs (room temp)
1 C sugar
1/3 C Meyer lemon juice
1 TBLS grated Meyer lemon zest
2 TBLS flour
confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 350F
Cream butter and confectioners sugar together.
Mix in 1 cup flour and salt, until you have a crumbly dough.
Press dough into a parchment paper lined 8in x 8in baking dish.
Bake 20 minutes, or until golden brown in preheated oven.
Beat together eggs and sugar.
Mix in Meyer lemon juice and Meyer lemon zest; then flour.
Pour Meyer lemon mixture into baked crust.
Bake 20 minutes or until set.
Cool and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.

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Preheat the oven to 350F

For the crust, cream together butter and confectioners sugar.




Add flour and salt


Mix until you have a crumbly dough.

Pour into a parchment paper lined 8in x 8in baking dish.




Press the crust evenly into the bottom of the pan.


Bake at 350F for 20 minutes or until golden.


Now for the filling...

You'll need some Meyer Lemons.


I needed 3 to get 1/3 cup of juice.






Beat eggs & sugar together.






Add Meyer Lemon juice and Meyer Lemon zest




And flour


Mix and pour into crust.




Bake 20 minutes or until set.


Cool and sprinkle with confectioners sugar.


Cut into squares


Enjoy!


Kevin. This is for you!!