Lemon Squares I

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups white sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 lemon
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups chopped walnuts
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Recipe

• preheat oven to 325 degrees f (160 degrees c). grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• to make crust: in a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, 2 cups of the flour, and confectioners' sugar until fluffy. scrape mixture into the pan and smooth. bake 15 minutes.
• in a medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar. grate the rind of the lemon and add the rind, along with 6 tablespoons of lemon juice, to the egg mixture. sprinkle 1 tablespoon of flour and the baking powder over the mixture. fold in the nuts and mix until well blended. pour the lemon mixture into the crust.
• bake for another 35 minutes, until filling is set. let cool before cutting.