Delicias de Limón
Prep: 10 minutes | Bake: 32 minutes | Yield: 8 Delicias de Limón
INGREDIENTS:
For the crust:
½ cup butter, melted and chilled
2 tbsp powdered sugar + more for topping
1 cup flour
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp almond extract (optional)
For the filling:
2 eggs
zest of 2 lemons
2 tbsp flour
½ tbs baking powder
1 c sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Melt ½ c of butter and set aside to cool.
2. Preheat the oven at 350 F.
3. In a bowl, mix all the crust ingredients to create a dough. Add the dough to the bottomn of a greased 9x9 pan.
4. Bake for 12 minutes (it should be a little bit golden). Set aside to cool while you make the filling.
5. In a bowl beat the 2 eggs until they are foamy. Then, mix in the rest of the filling ingredients.
6. Pour the filling over the crust and bake for 20 minutes.
7. Once it’s fully cooled down, top with powdered sugar and cut into sqaures of desired size.
