Spongy Lemon Squares
- 2 cups self raising flour
- 9/16 cup icing sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2 lemons large
- 4 large eggs
- 1 15/16 cups caster sugar
- 5 3/4 tablespoons self raising flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Put the flour and icing sugar in a bowl with a pinch of salt.
- Dice the butter and add to the flour mixture with the vanilla essence. Rub with fingers to form fine breadcrumbs.
- Tip the crumbs into a 28x23x4cm greased baking tray and put in the oven (180oC) for 15 - 20 minutes until pale golden.
- Make Topping
- Zest Lemons and juice. Add zest and juice to all other topping ingredients and mix to form a thin batter.
- Pour the topping over the cooked base and return to the oven for 15 minutes, or until spongy to the touch.
- Remove from the oven, cool, cut into square and remove from the tin.
flour, icing sugar, butter, vanilla essence, lemons, eggs, caster sugar, flour, baking powder
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Spongy-Lemon-Squares-1674731 (may not work)