Aunt Sonya's Lemon Squares
May 4, 2010
If there's one thing that the women in my family are good at, it's baking. Sure, my Bubby wasn't the best baker, but her sister, Sonya, definitely was. Aunt Sonya's baking talents definitely went to my mother and I like to think that my mother's skills have been passed down to me. Unfortunately, I sometimes like to ignore the fact that baking, unlike cooking, is a science and therefore requires precise measurement. This often gets me in trouble.
As I told you before, my mom and I baked a batch of lemon squares last Thursday evening. (I wore that really stylish apron, remember?) What I didn't tell you is that we actually made two batches, but only ended up eating one. The problem with the first batch? Someone (not to name names or anything) forgot to put the sugar in the lemon topping. As I said before, baking is a science, so leaving out two cups of sugar did not bode well for our lemon squares.
Fortunately, the second batch turned out great! My mom thinks our bottle of lemon juice must have been a old, because the lemon squares were lacking a bit of a kick. Still, they ended up tasting really yummy, just not super lemony. We'll have to buy another bottle or use the real stuff next time!
These treats are especially tasty in the summertime and are a real crowd pleaser. I definitely recommend trying them out- Aunt Sonya's recipes are the best. I can only imagine how much fun we would have had baking together!
Aunt Sonya's Lemon Squares
Makes 3 dozen squares
Ingredients:
- 2 c. flour
- 1/2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 c. butter-melted (we used margarine to make the recipe pareve)
- 4 eggs- beaten
- 2 c. sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 4 tbsp. flour
- 4 tbsp. lemon juice
Directions:
For crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Combine flour, powdered sugar and butter- mix until crumbly.
- Pat onto bottom of 13x9 inch ungreased pan
- Bake for 17 minutes
For filling:
- Combine remaining ingredients
- Pour over baked crust
- Return to oven and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or longer until filling is set
- Cool and cut
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar
