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.

 

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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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11 Responses to “Cupcake Hero Challenge: Maple Walnut Cranberry Cupcakes with Cranberry Sauce and Maple Frosting”

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    Ren — November 30, 2007 at 12:43 am

    Those look a-mazing. Gonna try that sometime for sure!

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    Elly — November 30, 2007 at 3:06 am

    Yum, these look and sound delicious!

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    Katie — November 30, 2007 at 12:50 pm

    Those sound delicious and look amazing!! GREAT idea and really well decorated!

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    Dori — November 30, 2007 at 2:25 pm

    those are some pretty sexy looking cupcakes!

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    ~Amber~ — November 30, 2007 at 3:33 pm

    Wow, these look and sound amazing!! Good luck.

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    Lis — December 1, 2007 at 2:40 pm

    If I were judging this contest.. even with my dislike of cranberries (usually) you would win the grand prize.

    Not only for the combination of flavors which has me salivating – but for presentation. I absolutely LURVE the cranberry sauce under the pretty white maple buttercream. *swoon*

    xoxo

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    MrsPresley — December 1, 2007 at 8:01 pm

    what a great cupcake! i love how you put everything together… i am drooling over here 😉

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    Mollie — December 1, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    I made them – they’re GREAT!
    http://eatrunread.blogspot.com/

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    Anonymous — October 28, 2010 at 7:59 pm

    Hi!

    I’m Veronica, I’m trying this recipe but how much Baking soda is it?
    You put in the directions to mix it, but in the ingredients is missing.
    Thank you!
    Later on I’ll let you know how they baked!

    Regards!

    Veronica

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    Jen — October 28, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Veronica – It’s a typo in the instructions. It should say Baking Powder. I have corrected the post.

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    howitworks — March 15, 2018 at 6:12 am

    Your style is unique compared to other people I’ve
    read stuff from. Thank you for posting when you
    have the opportunity, Guess I will just book mark this web site.

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