Lemon Squares With Candied Ginger

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon peel, grated
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 cup desiccated coconut
• 1/4 cup candied ginger, finely chopped
• icing sugar, for decoration

Recipe

• 1 crust:.
• 2 in medium bowl or food processor combine flour and sugar. cut in butter until mixture starts to hold together.
• 3 press mixture into bottom of 8 or 9 inch square baking dish lined with parchment paper or make sure it is well buttered.
• 4 bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
• 5 set aside to cool slightly.
• 6 topping:.
• 7 in a medium bowl, beat eggs with sugar until light and creamy.
• 8 mix flour with baking powder and stir into egg mixture.
• 9 add lemon peel and juice,coconut and ginger, stir well.
• 10 pour topping mixture over baked crust, bake for 20 minutes in 350 degree oven until just set.
• 11 cool on rack. cut into squares. dust with icing sugar, if desired.
• 12 this will yield approximately 25 squares,depending on how you cut them.
• 13 serve and enjoy!