Lime Bars – Guest Post | Beantown Baker

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Lime Bars – Guest Post

My friend Ren of Big Eats, Small Spaces offered to do a guest post. Here’s what she writes:

I’m a citrus freak. I can’t get my hands on enough lemon, grapefruit, orange, and lime. Fall is upon us, but with a few warm days this week, I couldn’t resist one last taste of summer. More tart than traditional lemon squares, lime squares offer a pleasant alternative to the usual. I plan to serve these with sweet iced tea as a lunchtime dessert.

Lime Squares

Ingredients:

Shortbread Layer
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 pinch of salt

Lime Layer
2 large eggs
3/4 cup sugar
4 Tablespoons fresh lime juice (juice of 3-4 limes)
2 teaspoons lime zest
powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Grease the bottom and sides of a 2L (9x9 or 8x11) glass baking dish, making sure to grease 3/4 of the way up the sides.

For the shortbread, cream together the butter and powdered sugar until fluffy, using an electric mixer. Add the flour and salt, and incorporate using a pastry cutter. Do not over-mix, the mixture will be crumbly.

Pour the crumbs into the prepared dish, and press into an even crust. Bake 20-25 minutes, until edges are golden. Set aside to cool.

For the lime layer, whisk together the eggs and sugar until yellow. Add the lime juice and zest, then pour over the cooled crust. Return the dish to the oven, and bake another 20 minutes until set.

Cool, and then refrigerate until firm for best cutting. Dust with powdered sugar just before serving.

Ren said she pulled inspiration from a few different sources to come up with this recipe

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9 Responses to “Maraschino Cherry White Chocolate Chip Cookies”

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kimberly.ann — February 9, 2013 at 8:31 pm

I just love the combination of white chocolate and fruit. Cherry sounds like a great addition to these cookies!
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Wendy — February 10, 2013 at 2:13 pm

Creamy white chocolate is perfect with cherries. Those two together in a chewy cookie sound wonderful.
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Eva @ Eva Bakes — February 11, 2013 at 9:04 am
My brother is the same way – he loves maraschino cherries and will take any extras that he can get his hands on. I’m sure he would adore these!
- beantownbaker — February 11th, 2013 @ 11:22 am
  
  I’m sure he would too!
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Paula — February 12, 2013 at 6:11 pm

What a great combination for a cookie! They look delicious.
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Zahra — July 27, 2013 at 2:51 pm
Salted or unsalted butter?
- beantownbaker — July 30th, 2013 @ 5:49 pm
  
  I always use unsalted butter in my baking.
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Jamie — July 4, 2018 at 2:43 pm

I was thinking about putting this in a cake as a filing then frosting and covering with fondant. Would I then be able to leave the cake out on the counter for two nights before the party?

Thank you!
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warungplay — August 31, 2018 at 6:28 am

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