Liz (Loves) Lemon Squares

The following lemon squares are made with Liz in mind. She loves lemon!


For the crust:

• 1 stick of butter
• 1/4 cup of coconut oil 
• 2 cups flour (I used 1 1/2 Bob's Red Mill GF blend and 1/2 cup cashew flour) 
• 1/4 cup brown sugar 
• 1/4 cup stevia blend 
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar (also set aside extra for dusting the top if you wish :)
• dash of salt 

For the lemon goodness on top: 

• 6 large eggs (farm fresh with those bright yellow yokes will really bring out the pretty yellow color in the squares) 
• 2 cups sugar (I used a 1/2 cup of stevia here, and the remainder regular organic turbinado) 
• 1/3 cup flour (again, I used Bob's...)
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest (I like mine extra lemon-y)
• 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice

Making these is a kind of like a 1-2 step. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. 

Grease a 9x13 pan that has been lined with foil. Using a food processor blend all the ingredients for the crust into it forms a dough. Put the dough into the lined pan and press with your fingers the dough into the full bottom of the pan. 

Put into the preheated oven for 25 min until it starts to lightly brown. 

Meanwhile crack 6 eggs into a medium sized bowl and using a sieve (optional) add sugar and whisk together. Add flour removing sieve continue to whisk. Add zest and lemon juice. 

After removing crust from the oven turn the oven down to 300. Add the lemon mixture onto the crust and return to the oven for 30 minutes or until just done in the center.