Lemon Squares

Recipe Ingredients

		Filling
2		Eggs
5 1/2 teaspoons	27ml	Equal for Recipes
		= (or 18 packets Equal sweetener
		Or 3/4 cup Equal Spoonful)
1/4 cup	59ml	Lemon juice - plus
2 tablespoons	30ml	Lemon juice
4 tablespoons	60ml	Margarine - melted, cooled
1 tablespoon	15ml	Grated lemon rind
		Pastry
3/4 cup	46g / 1.6oz	All-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons	12ml	Equal for Recipes
		= (or 8 packets Equal sweetener
		Or 1/3 cup Equal Spoonful)
2 1/4 teaspoons	11ml	Cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon	0.6ml	Salt
6 tablespoons	90ml	Cold margarine - cut into pieces
3/4 teaspoon	3.8ml	Vanilla
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lemon rind

Recipe Instructions

To prepare pastry, combine flour, Equal, cornstarch and salt in medium bowl; cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle with vanilla and lemon rind; mix with hands to form dough.

Press dough evenly on bottom and 1/4-inch up side of 8-inch square baking pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven until lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

To prepare filling, beat eggs and Equal; mix in lemon juice, margarine, and lemon rind. Pour mixture into baked pastry.

Bake in preheated 350 degree oven until lemon filling is set, about 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack.

This recipe yields 16 servings. Serving size: 1 square.

Exchanges Per Serving: 1 1/2 Fat, 1/2 Bread.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 104; Total Fat 8g; Cholesterol 27mg; Sodium 109mg; Carbohydrate 7g; Protein 1g.

Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org

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