spelt lemon squares

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 36
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 132.1
  • Total Fat: 6.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 34.3 mg
  • Sodium: 23.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 19.0 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
  • Protein: 1.8 g

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Introduction

Delicious revamped lemon squares with spelt flour and reduced in sugar Delicious revamped lemon squares with spelt flour and reduced in sugar
Number of Servings: 36

Ingredients

    Base:
    Organic Spelt Flour, 2 cups
    Butter, unsalted, 1 cup
    Brown Sugar, half cup, packed
    unsweetened shredded Coconut, half cup

    Lemon Topping:
    Granulated Sugar, 1.5 cup
    Egg, fresh, 4 large
    Lemon Juice from real lemons, half cup
    Baking Powder, 1 tsp
    Organic All-Purpose White Flour, 1/4 cup

    Dust with powdered sugar when completely cooled

Tips

Only dust with powdered sugar once they are completely cooled otherwise, the powdered sugar will disappear into the lemon mixture.


Directions

Butter should be cut into pieces and chilled
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Butter 13x9x2-inch baking pan

Base: Combine in a food processor the flour, butter, brown sugar and unsweetened shredded coconut until it forms moist clumps. Press gently into bottom of pan (not too hard or will make a tough base, not too loose or it will crumble). Bake approx 20 mins until lightly golden.

In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs, lemon juice from real lemons, baking powder and the remaining 1/4 cup white flour until well blended. Pour over hot crust.

Bake until topping is set and light brown, about 25 minutes.Cool in the pan on a wire rack.

Cut into squares and dust tops with powdered sugar



Serving Size: 36 squares

Number of Servings: 36

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AUNATURELMTL.