Lemon Cheesecake Squares

Name: Lemon Cheesecake Squares
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters all purpose flour; 113 grams cream cheese, softened; 1 large egg, room temperature; 79 milliliters evaporated milk; 1 Tbsps flour; 59 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 1 teaspoon packed teaspoon lemon zest; 59 milliliters powdered sugar; 0 scant teaspoon salt (omit if using salted butter); 1 stick unsalted butter

One portion of this dish contains about 3g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 180 calories. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. A mixture of scant teaspoon salt, lemon zest, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have ready an 8 inch metal pan. For convenience, I lined mine with non-stick foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

Combine flour, powdered sugar and salt in a large mixing bowl or bowl of food processor.

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Powdered Sugar

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Food Processor

Mixing Bowl

Cut in butter with pastry blender or use the food processor and pulse until crumbly. Press into prepared pan and bake for 18-20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

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Butter

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Food Processor

Oven

Blender

Frying Pan

Combine cream cheese and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Beat in the evaporated milk, then stir in the lemon zest and lemon juice. Beat until smooth.

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Evaporated Milk

Cream Cheese

Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Sugar

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Mixing Bowl

Add the egg and beat just until smooth (do not overbeat after adding the egg). Stir in the flour. Alternately, you can do this in the food processor or in a blender.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Food Processor

Blender

Pour mixture over crust and bake for an additional 15 minute or until set. Cool in pan set on a wire rack. Chill until very cold.

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Crust

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Wire Rack

Oven

Frying Pan

Spread with sour cream or sweetened whipped cream. If you’ve lined the pan with foil, you can now lift the bars from the pan, set on a cutting board and cut into bars or squares. Makes 12-16

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Sweetened Whipped Cream