Old Time Favourite Lemon Square Recipe

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Old Time Favourite Lemon Square
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1/2 cup icing sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 tbsp flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 8 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup icing sugar

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350`.
  2. Combine butter, flour and icing sugar to make bottom short crust.
  3. Press into bottom of 9 x13 baking pan.
  4. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes to set crust. Do Not brown.
  5. Meanwhile beat eggs with flour, salt, baking powder, sugar and lemon juice.
  6. Pour into pan over baked crust.
  7. Bake at 350` for another 25 minutes.
  8. Remove from oven and sprinkle with icing sugar.
  9. Cool and cut into squares.
  10. Notes:.
  11. Of course real butter and fresh lemon juice will make for a superior dessert but in a pinch it's still very good with oleo and bottled lemon juice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1342.51 Kcal (5621 kJ)
Calories from fat 621.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 69.08g 106%
Cholesterol 308.01mg 103%
Sodium 2008.37mg 84%
Potassium 461.38mg 10%
Total Carbs 164.68g 55%
Sugars 56.55g 226%
Dietary Fiber 9.71g 39%
Protein 20.67g 41%
Vitamin C 11.9mg 20%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 7.9mg 44%
Calcium 352.6mg 35%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 379.64 Kcal (1589 kJ)
Calories from fat 175.82 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.54g 106%
Cholesterol 87.1mg 103%
Sodium 567.94mg 84%
Potassium 130.47mg 10%
Total Carbs 46.57g 55%
Sugars 15.99g 226%
Dietary Fiber 2.75g 39%
Protein 5.85g 41%
Vitamin C 3.4mg 20%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 19%
Iron 2.2mg 44%
Calcium 99.7mg 35%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 31.8
    Points
  • 37
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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