Citrus Lemon Squares With a Sweet Almond Topper Drizzle
Wed, 24 April 2024
INGREDIENTS:
• 140g butter
• 100g caster sugar
• 2 eggs
• 100g self raising flour
• 100g ground almonds
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp corn starch
• 1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice (from about 2-3 lemons)
For the drizzle:
• 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice
• 170g of icing sugar
• Rind from one lemon
• Toasted almonds to decorate
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Line a square baking tin with baking paper
2. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until in turns lighter in colour and fluffy
3. Beat in the eggs one at a time until combined
4. Mix in all the dry ingredients, self raising flour, ground almonds, baking soda, and cornstarch until just combined
5. Stir in the fresh lemon juice until combined then pour the mixture into the prepare baking tin, gently smoothing the top so it's all even
6. Bake in the oven from 25-30 minutes or until the top is a nice golden brown
7. Remove from the oven and let cool slightly
8. While the lemon slice is cooling, make the drizzle. All you need to do is whisk the lemon juice and the icing sugar until smooth (no lumps of icing sugar left)
9. With a kebab stick or chopstick, poke several holes into the lemon slice, this will allow the drizzle to soak into it
10. Pour all the lemon drizzle over the lemon slice, sprinkle with the lemon slice and let it fully cool before cutting into. Decorate with some toasted almonds on top.
