Lime Squares Recipe

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Lime Squares
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Ingredients:

  • 2 sticks margarine
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup fresh persian lime juice
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 4 drops green food coloring

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. Base:
  3. Melt the margarine and mix in the flour and sugar. Press into a 9x12x2 greased pan.
  4. Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven.
  5. You want this crust to look firm but not brown.
  6. Meanwhile, make Topping:
  7. Mix the eggs, sugar, juice, flour, food coloring and baking powder together and pour it over the baked base. The base does not have to cool any.
  8. Bake the Base and the topping together for about 25 more minutes at 350 degrees.
  9. Cool and sprinkle with confectioners sugar. DO NOT CUT UNTIL VERY VERY COOL then cut into squares.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 352.14 Kcal (1474 kJ)
Calories from fat 156.12 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.35g 27%
Cholesterol 40.92mg 14%
Sodium 537.68mg 22%
Potassium 79.79mg 2%
Total Carbs 46.01g 15%
Sugars 21.95g 88%
Dietary Fiber 2.59g 10%
Protein 4.39g 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.7mg 10%
Calcium 82.6mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 416.03 Kcal (1742 kJ)
Calories from fat 184.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.49g 27%
Cholesterol 48.34mg 14%
Sodium 635.22mg 22%
Potassium 94.27mg 2%
Total Carbs 54.36g 15%
Sugars 25.93g 88%
Dietary Fiber 3.06g 10%
Protein 5.18g 9%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 5%
Iron 2mg 10%
Calcium 97.6mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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