Gluten Free Luscious Lemon Squares
Ingredients
- Base:
- 1 1/2 cups Robin Hood® Gluten Free Flour Blend
- 1/2 cup icing sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup cubed butter, cold
- Filling:
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup Robin Hood® Gluten Free Flour Blend
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tbsp grated lemon zest
- sifted icing sugar (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups granulates sugar
Directions
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and line a 9” x 13” (3L) baking dish with parchment paper, overlapping two sides for easy removal.
Base
Step 2:
Place flour blend, icing sugar and salt in bowl of food processor. Pulse until blended. Add cold cubed butter and process mixture until it looks like fine meal, about 15 seconds.
Step 3:
Transfer mixture into prepared pan and press firmly onto the bottom of pan.
Step 4:
Bake in preheated oven for 15 to 18 minutes or until edges are golden.
Filling
Step 5:
Beat eggs in a large bowl with a whisk. Add the sugar and beat until it is fully incorporated. Add the flour blend and baking powder. Whisk in the lemon juice and zest. Pour the filling over the hot crust and bake for an additional 18 to 20 minutes, or until the filling has set.
Step 6:
Cool in the pan on a wire rack. For easy cutting, once pan is cool, place in refrigerator until squares are cold, about 1-2 hours. Dust with icing sugar and cut into squares.