Limey Lemon Squares

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup chilled butter, cut into 1/2 inch slices
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 -2 tablespoon almond paste
• 2 teaspoons grated lime rind
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 cup sugar, stirred together with
• 4 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon grated lime rind
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon citrus salt (optional)
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting the top

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375° and butter an 8" square pan.
• 2 place all crust ingredients in a food processor and process until the mix just begins to form a ball.
• 3 pat the mixture in the pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, or pale golden.
• 4 turn the oven down to 350°.
• 5 wipe out the food processor with a paper towel and add all the filling ingredients into the bowl.
• 6 process until smooth, about 1 minute.
• 7 pour into the crust and bake for 20 minutes.
• 8 cool, chill well.
• 9 sprinkle with a light dusting of confectioner's sugar.
• 10 cut into squares.