Lime Bars – Guest Post | Beantown Baker

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Lime Bars – Guest Post

My friend Ren of Big Eats, Small Spaces offered to do a guest post. Here’s what she writes:

I’m a citrus freak. I can’t get my hands on enough lemon, grapefruit, orange, and lime. Fall is upon us, but with a few warm days this week, I couldn’t resist one last taste of summer. More tart than traditional lemon squares, lime squares offer a pleasant alternative to the usual. I plan to serve these with sweet iced tea as a lunchtime dessert.

Lime Squares

Ingredients:

Shortbread Layer
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch of salt

Lime Layer
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
4 Tablespoons fresh lime juice (juice of 3-4 limes)
2 teaspoons lime zest
powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease the bottom and sides of a 2L (9x9 or 8x11) glass baking dish, making sure to grease 3/4 of the way up the sides.

For the shortbread, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until fluffy, using an electric mixer. Add the flour and salt, and incorporate using a pastry cutter. Do not over-mix, the mixture will be crumbly.

Pour the crumbs into the prepared dish, and press into an even crust. Bake 20-25 minutes, until edges are golden. Set aside to cool.

For the lime layer, whisk together the eggs and sugar until yellow. Add the lime juice and zest, then pour over the cooled crust. Return the dish to the oven, and bake another 20 minutes until set.

Cool, and then refrigerate until firm for best cutting. Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

Ren said she pulled inspiration from a few different sources to come up with this recipe

Bars and Brownies, Dessert

1 comment »

8 Responses to “Lemon Cupcakes”

#
1

MrsPresley — February 16, 2008 at 7:55 pm

i love lemon! these cupcakes look great!
#
2

Katie — February 17, 2008 at 12:48 am

Vegan Cupcaks Take Over the World are one of my brother and my FAVORITE cookbooks. These look great. I love the idea of folding in lemon curd!
#
3

CB — February 17, 2008 at 1:19 am

I am a fan of lemon after the DB challenge and putting it in a cupcake is just genius! Yummy!
-Clara
#
4

Alanna — February 19, 2008 at 12:09 am

Oh my gosh…these sound AMAZING! I must try them…
#
5

Carrie — February 19, 2008 at 1:45 am

These look great!
#
6

Renea — February 20, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Wow, my mouth is just watering looking at those!
#
7

June — February 24, 2008 at 8:01 pm

You’ve been tagged! Please check out my blog for more details.
#
8

Humanclone — March 3, 2008 at 5:05 am

Hey, I liked your blog!
I just started a slideshow blog.It basically consists of slideshows created from Nachofoto
I created couple of slideshows just for your blog.If you like the slideshow pl dont hesitate to embed it in your own blog.
Dessert time with some sinful Cakes!
Yummylicious chocolate recipes….
Yummy cookies!!! which cookie is your favorite??

There are loads of different slideshows on my blog which you might like and embed in your own blog.
You can also create you custom slideshow from Nachofoto
-anuj
PS: Feedbacks are always welcome! Thanks!

Lime Bars – Guest Post