Coconut Lemon Squares Food

LEMON COCONUT SQUARES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in the butter until crumbly. Press onto the bottom of a lightly greased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, lemon juice and baking powder until well mixed. Pour over crust; sprinkle coconut evenly over the top.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

LEMON COCONUT PARTY SQUARES

Steps:

• Put condensed milk and butter in a small pan, stir over gentle heat until butter has melted and mixture is combined.
• Add lemon rind and coconut to biscuit crumbs, mix well.
• Add butter and milk mixture to crumb mixture, mix together well with your hands.
• Press into a greased lamington tray (11in x 7in).
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Ice with lemon icing, sprinkle with coconut.
• When the icing has set, cut into squares.
• Lemon Icing: Combine sifted icing sugar, lemon juice and soft butter in a bowl.
• Mix well to make a smooth icing.

LEMON COCONUT SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350°F.
• Mix together dry ingredients.
• Cut butter in until the butter is completely incorporated into the dry ingredients.
• Press half the crumb mixture into a 9 x 13 well greased pan.
• Pour lemon filling ( commercial or homw made ) over the bottom crumbs.
• Gently sprinkle the remaining crumbs over the lemon filling.
• Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool completely in pan before cutting into squares
• Lemon filling.
• 1/3 cup corn starch.
• 1/3 cup cake flour.
• pinch of salt.
• 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
• 5 egg yolks, slightly beaten.
• Zest of 2 large lemons.
• Juice of 2 large lemons.
• 2 cups water.
• 2 tablespoons of butter.
• In a medium sauce pan, combine corn starch, cake flour, sugar and salt. Pour in water and stir constantly over medium low heat until mixture comes to a slow boil. Remove the pan from the heat and reduce heat to low. Pour about a cup of this mixture onto the slightly beaten egg yolks while whiosking constantly. Pour the egg mixture back into the other mixture, whisking constantly. Return to the stove and cook for an additional 3 minutes, stirring constnatly. remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and lemon rind. Whisk in butter, one tablespoon at a time.

LEMON COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• Lightly grease a 13x9 baking pan; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour& powdered sugar; cut in margarine with pastry blender until crumbly.
• Press mixture into bottom of prepared 13x9 pan & bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, baking powder & lemon juice.
• Pour over crust and top with coconut.
• Bake 20 minutes or until golden.
• Cool completely & cut into bars.
• Store in refrigerator.
• NOTE: For plain lemon bars, omit coconut & add 3 Tbsp flour to egg mixture, and proceed as above.

ALMOND-COCONUT LEMON BARS

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, almonds and lemon zest; cover and process until nuts are finely chopped. Add butter; pulse just until mixture is crumbly. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, coconut, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest and baking powder; pour over the hot crust. Bake until light golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares.

LEMON COCONUT BITES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine flour and confectioners' sugar; cut in the butter until crumbly. Press into a lightly greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes. , Meanwhile, in another small bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, lemon juice and baking powder until combined. Pour over crust; sprinkle with coconut. , Bake at 350° until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

LEMONY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; gradually beat in flour, mixing well., Press onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until edges are golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a large bowl, beat eggs, brown sugar, lemon zest and extracts until blended. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; stir into egg mixture. Stir in coconut and pecans. Spread over crust., Bake until golden brown, 17-20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over warm filling. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

LEMON-COCONUT SQUARES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine wafer crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar, butter and lemon zest; press onto bottom of 8-inch square pan. Bake 8 min.
• Whisk eggs and remaining sugar in small bowl until blended and thickened. Add lemon juice, flour and baking powder; mix well. Pour over crust; sprinkle with coconut.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until center is set and top is lightly browned. Cool completely. Refrigerate several hours or until chilled before cutting to serve.

LEMON CURD BARS WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a large mixing bowl cream the butter. Add the flour, sugar and baking soda. Mix until the mixture forms coarse crumbs
• Pat 2/3 of the mixture into the bottom of one 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly.
• Spread the lemon curd over the baked layer. To the remaining 1/3 of crumb mixture add the coconut and the almonds. Sprinkle over the top of the lemon curd.
• Lower oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake bars for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• Butter 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• In food processor combine 2 cups flour, butter pieces, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and the coconut.
• Process until moist clumps form.
• Press onto the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Bake about 20 minutes, until edges are golden.
• In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups sugar, eggs, lemon juice, baking powder and the remaining 1/4 cup flour until well blended.
• Pour over hot crust.
• Bake until topping is set and light brown, about 25 minutes.
• Cool in the pan on a wire rack.
• Cut into squares and dust tops with powdered sugar.
• Can be made 1 day ahead.
• Cover with plastic wrap.
• Makes 36 squares.

LEMON-COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8x8x2-inch metal baking pan with foil, leaving overhang. Butter foil. Combine flour, sugar, and salt in processor; blend 5 seconds. Add coconut and butter; process until mixture resembles fine meal and begins to clump together. Gather dough into ball. Press dough evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Bake crust until golden at edges, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare filling:
• Combine 3/4 cup sugar, eggs, lemon juice, lemon peel, flour, baking powder, and salt in processor. Blend filling until smooth.
• Remove crust from oven. Pour filling evenly over hot crust. Return to oven and bake until filling begins to brown at edges and is just set and springy to touch in center, about 30 minutes. Transfer pan to rack; cool lemon bars completely.
• Using foil as aid, transfer lemon bars to work surface. Flatten foil edges. Cut into 16 bars. Sift powdered sugar over. (Can be made 5 days ahead. Store airtight in single layer in refrigerator.)

LEMON BARS WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, butter, and powdered sugar for crust in a food processor; pulse until fine crumbles form. Press into the prepared pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine sugar, coconut, flour, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, and baking powder in a bowl.
• Remove crust from the oven and pour filling over top. Return to the oven and bake until just golden around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and let cool, about 30 minutes. Place in the refrigerator until completely chilled, about 2 hours. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into 24 bars.