Dense Lemon Squares Recipe

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Dense Lemon Squares
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
288
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup sugar (7 oz)
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice (2 oz)
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 3/4 cup melted unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks, 6 oz)
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (7 1/2 oz)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup chopped nuts (3 oz( optional)
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice (1 oz)
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar (4 oz)
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts (2 oz( optional)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325. Butter a 9 square pan.
  2. Beat the eggs until light and thick.
  3. Add the sugar and beat well. Add the lemon juice, lemon zest and melted butter, beating to combine.
  4. Stir in the flour, baking powder and salt. If using, stir in the nuts.
  5. Pour into prepared pan and bake for 30 to 36 minutes or until the center is no longer wobbly and the cake just begins to pull away from the sides of the pan.
  6. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.
  7. To make the glaze, stir together the confectioners' sugar and the lemon juice.
  8. Spread on cake. Sprinkle with chopped nuts, if using. Cut into 16 squares.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 287.65 Kcal (1204 kJ)
Calories from fat 151.79 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.87g 26%
Cholesterol 57.75mg 19%
Sodium 51.82mg 2%
Potassium 115.02mg 2%
Total Carbs 31.81g 11%
Sugars 19.69g 79%
Dietary Fiber 0.84g 3%
Protein 4.17g 8%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 1mg 5%
Calcium 18.8mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 408.11 Kcal (1709 kJ)
Calories from fat 215.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.93g 26%
Cholesterol 81.94mg 19%
Sodium 73.52mg 2%
Potassium 163.18mg 2%
Total Carbs 45.13g 11%
Sugars 27.94g 79%
Dietary Fiber 1.18g 3%
Protein 5.91g 8%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 4%
Iron 1.4mg 5%
Calcium 26.7mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 7
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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