Luscious Lemon Triangles Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish and then line it with enough aluminum foil to leave overhang along all edges for lifting finished dessert from the pan. Grease the foil.
• Stir 2 cups flour, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and 1 tablespoon lemon zest together in a bowl. Mash butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles fine crumbs; press into the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until lightened in color.
• Mix white sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and baking powder in a bowl until no lumps remain; beat into the eggs until incorporated fully. Stir lemon juice and lemon zest to the egg mixture; pour over the prepared crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until set in the middle and the edges are slightly golden, about 25 minutes.
• Cool pastry in the pan until just warm to the touch, dust with confectioners' sugar, and cool completely. Lift pastry from pan by the foil and refrigerate until slightly firmed. Cut into 2-inch squares; halve each square diagonally to get triangles.

Steps:

• Lightly coat a 8x8 baking pan with cooking spray.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small bowl combine the 3/4 cup flour and 3 tbsp granulated sugar. Using a blender or 2 knives cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Press mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes.
• For filling:.
• in a small mixing bowl combine the egg and egg white. Beat with an electric mixer on medium until frothy. Add the 2/3 cup granulated sugar, the 2 tbsp flour, lemon juice, water and baking powder. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in lemon peel.
• Pour filling over hot crust.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until edges are light brown and center is set. Cool.
• Cut into 9 squares, cut each square diagonally to make a triangle. If desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• Combine sugar and egg yolks in a medium sized pan.
• Stir in the lemon juice gradually and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture coats the back of your spoon and registers 168 degrees on a candy thermometer.
• Do not let this mixture boil.
• Remove mixture from the heat, and wisk until it is slightly cooled.
• Stir in the butter and grated lemon zest.
• Cool completely and place in jars for yourself and gift giving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Process butter, 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 cup flour in food processor 10 seconds, or blend with pastry blender. Pat dough evenly into 9 inch round pie plate.
• Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until golden.
• Combine eggs, white sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and 3 tablespoons flour and mix until smooth; pour mixture over hot crust.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes more, until firm. Let cool completely in baking dish. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and cut into 12 triangles.

Steps:

• ----Crust----.
• Mix all crust ingredients together with a fork or pastry blender.
• Press into bottom of a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F.
• Cool completely.
• ----Filling #1----.
• Using electric mixer on low speed, blend cream cheese, sugar and lemon zest.
• Add Cool Whip and mix until blended.
• Spread evenly on cooled crust.
• ----Filling #2----.
• Using electric mixer, gradually add 1/4 cup of the milk to the cream cheese.
• Mix until smooth.
• Add pudding mixes and remaining milk, mixing well until mixture thickens (about 2 minutes).
• Spread evenly on top of first layer.
• Refrigerate, covered, until serving time.
• Cut in squares to serve.
• NOTE: For best results, use Jell-o brand pudding mix.
• I have had poor results with other brands.
• A graham cracker crust could be substituted for the shortbread crust, or--OR use two purchased pie crusts and divide filling evenly between them, OR recipe can be halved and made in an 8-inch square pan or 9-inch pie pan.

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Spray an 8- by 8-inch baking pan with vegetable cooking spray. Fit an 8-inch by 16-inch piece of heavy-duty foil across pan bottom and up the 2 sides as foil overhangs to pull bars from the pan. Spray foil with vegetable cooking spray.
• Mix flour, salt, confectioner's sugar in a medium bowl; stir in butter to form dough. Press dough into pan bottom (the bottom of a measuring cup dipped in flour helps). Bake until pale golden, about 20 minutes.
• While pastry bakes, whisk eggs, sugar, flour, lemon juice and zest in a medium bowl.
• Remove pan from oven. Add lemon mixture and continue to bake until just set, about 20 minutes longer; let cool in pan for a few minutes and then using foil handles, pull bars from pan and set on a wire rack. Cool until room temperature. Cut into squares and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish and then line it with enough aluminum foil to leave overhang along all edges for lifting finished dessert from the pan. Grease the foil.
• Stir 2 cups flour, 1 cup confectioners' sugar, and 1 tablespoon lemon zest together in a bowl. Mash butter into the flour mixture until the mixture resembles fine crumbs; press into the bottom of the prepared dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Beat eggs in the bowl of a stand mixer until lightened in color.
• Mix white sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and baking powder in a bowl until no lumps remain; beat into the eggs until incorporated fully. Stir lemon juice and lemon zest to the egg mixture; pour over the prepared crust.
• Bake in preheated oven until set in the middle and the edges are slightly golden, about 25 minutes.
• Cool pastry in the pan until just warm to the touch, dust with confectioners' sugar, and cool completely. Lift pastry from pan by the foil and refrigerate until slightly firmed. Cut into 2-inch squares; halve each square diagonally to get triangles.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). Line the bottom of a well-oiled 23 x 13 x 7.5cm (9 x 5 x 3in) loaf tin with baking parchment.
• Put the eggs and sugar in the bowl of the food processor and process for 2 minutes, scraping the sides down once with a rubber spatula. Take off the lid and drop spoonfuls of the soft butter or margarine on top of this mixture, together with the lemon zest, then pulse just until it disappears. The mixture should now resemble mayonnaise.
• Add the flour, milk and salt, cover and pulse just until the mixture is smooth in texture and even in colour, scraping the sides down with a rubber spatula if necessary. Do not over-beat or the cake will be tough.
• Spoon the cake mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 45 minutes, until golden brown on top and firm to the touch. Remove from the oven and stand the tin on a cooling rack. To make the syrup, gently heat the sugar and lemon juice in a small saucepan, stirring until a clear syrup is formed, about 3 minutes. Do not boil.
• Prick the warm cake all over with a fork, then gently pour the syrup over it, until it has been completely absorbed.
• Leave until cool, then carefully ease the cake from the baking tin and remove the baking parchment.
• Just before serving, sift a little more icing sugar on the top. Serve in generous slices.

Steps:

• Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan.
• Gradually stir in water.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils.
• Boil and stir for 1 minute and remove from heat.
• Stir in lemon peel, juice and butter or margarine.
• Press waxed paper on surface of lemon mixture to prevent skin from forming.
• Refrigerate for about 4 hours or until chilled.
• Prepare whipped topping mix as directed on package.
• Put aside 3/4 cup of whipped topping for garnish.
• Fold remaining whipped topping into lemon mixture.
• In a glass bowl layer 1/3 of the cake cubes, then 1/3 of the lemon mixture and 1/3 of the apricots.
• Repeat twice more.
• Decorate with remaining whipped topping.