Lime squares
Lime squares are an inviting dessert proposal with an enveloping and irresistible scent with a soft texture and that unique flavor that distinguishes lime; that sweet that is impossible to resist. An idea reinterpretation of a classic of the English tradition, the lemon bars which sees a thin crumbly base of butter dough and a layer of cream that in the original version is made with lemon while in today's proposal it is made with lime. The peculiarity of this dessert is that after cooking it must be cooled in the refrigerator and served cold. Now let's see what we need to make our Lime Squares.
Ingredients
5 eggs at room temperature220 grams of granulated sugar100 ml lime juice + 100 ml lemon juice1 lime grated zest200 grams of butter350 grams of white flour a pinch of salt
For the decoration1 lime, slicedpowdered sugar
Preparation
In a bowl put 300 grams of white flour and the cold butter from the refrigerator cut into small pieces and start kneading, now add a pinch of salt, the grated zest of a lemon and three tablespoons of sugar taken from the total. We obtain a dough that we transfer to a rectangular pan lined with parchment paper and distribute it evenly; Bake at 180 degrees for about ten minutes. Now let's dedicate ourselves to the cream and put the eggs in the planetary mixer, start working them into a cream, then add the lemon and lime juice in a trickle, the sugar and the remaining flour; We must obtain a smooth, homogeneous cream. After the cooking time of the base, pour the cream and bake again at 180 degrees C for 25 minutes. Once cooked, let it cool to room temperature and then transfer to the refrigerator for a few hours; then cut it into squares and sprinkle with icing sugar, decorate with lime slices. Our Lime Squares are ready to be served.
Lime squares are an inviting dessert proposal with an enveloping and irresistible scent with a soft texture and that unique flavor that distinguishes lime; that sweet that is impossible to resist. An idea reinterpretation of a classic of the English tradition, the lemon bars which sees a thin crumbly base of butter dough and a layer of cream that in the original version is made with lemon while in today's proposal it is made with lime. The peculiarity of this dessert is that after cooking it must be cooled in the refrigerator and served cold. Now let's see what we need to make our Lime Squares.
Ingredients
5 eggs at room temperature
220 grams of granulated sugar
100 ml lime juice + 100 ml lemon juice
1 lime grated zest
200 grams of butter
350 grams of white flour
a pinch of salt
For the decoration
1 lime, sliced
powdered sugar
Preparation
In a bowl put 300 grams of white flour and the cold butter from the refrigerator cut into small pieces and start kneading, now add a pinch of salt, the grated zest of a lemon and three tablespoons of sugar taken from the total. We obtain a dough that we transfer to a rectangular pan lined with parchment paper and distribute it evenly; Bake at 180 degrees for about ten minutes. Now let's dedicate ourselves to the cream and put the eggs in the planetary mixer, start working them into a cream, then add the lemon and lime juice in a trickle, the sugar and the remaining flour; We must obtain a smooth, homogeneous cream. After the cooking time of the base, pour the cream and bake again at 180 degrees C for 25 minutes. Once cooked, let it cool to room temperature and then transfer to the refrigerator for a few hours; then cut it into squares and sprinkle with icing sugar, decorate with lime slices. Our Lime Squares are ready to be served.
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