Dessert

Citrus Squares via Shape.com is for Dessert.

Citrus Squares via Shape.com takes several minutes to prepare.

Citrus Squares via Shape.com takes several minutes to cook.

Citrus Squares via Shape.com makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Citrus Squares via Shape.com are:

For the Shortbread
Cooking spray
1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds
1/2 cup white whole-wheat or
unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsifted powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut
into 8 chunks

For the Filling
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 lemons
2 limes
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
Additional powdered sugar and
1 lime, for garnish

Here is how you make Citrus Squares via Shape.com:

Preheat oven to 325?F and lightly coat an 8-inch square baking dish or pan with cooking spray.To make the shortbread, put almonds in a food processor and process for 30 seconds or until coarsely ground. Add flour, powdered sugar, and salt and pulse 5 times to mix. Add butter and process for 10 to 15 seconds or until no large chunks remain and mixture is loose and sandy.Transfer to baking dish and press firmly into base and edges until even.Bake for 22 to 24 minutes or until edges are golden brown.Meanwhile, make the filling:Combine sugar, flour, and salt in a large bowl. Finely zest lemons (about 2 teaspoons) and one lime (about 1 teaspoon) into bowl. Squeeze 1/4 cup juice from lemons and 1/4 cup juice from two limes and add to bowl along with eggs; whisk until smooth. Pour filling over crust; return dish to oven and bake for 30 to 32 minutes or until center is set. Cool completely on a wire rack. (Citrus squares can be made one day ahead and stored, tightly covered, in the refrigerator.)Just before serving, cut into 16 squares and garnish each with lime thinly sliced crosswise and cut into half circles, or with strips of lemon or lime zest. Sift powdered sugar over squares.Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DAWNALINA71.

The nutritional information for Citrus Squares via Shape.com is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 140.8

• Total Fat: 4.6 g
• Cholesterol: 7.6 mg
• Sodium: 145.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 21.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
• Protein: 2.4 g