Culinary Caravan's July Recipe of the Month
Mouth-puckering Lemon Squares (Makes 20-24)
| Preheat oven 350F. Grease and set aside a glass 9x13 baking dish. | |
| BASE | |
| 2 cups | all-purpose flour |
| 1/2 cup | icing sugar |
| 1 cup | unsalted butter, ICE COLD AND CUT INTO 1/2 INCH CUBES |
| pinch of salt | |
Combine flour, icing sugar and salt in bowl of food processor. Add cold butter and pulse until butter is incorporated into dry ingredients and has formed pea-sized nuggets. DO NOT OVER PROCESS.
Turn out base into prepared baking dish and press evenly on bottom and half way up sides of dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Turn out base into prepared baking dish and press evenly on bottom and half way up sides of dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
| FILLING | |
| 6 large eggs, at room temperature | |
| 8 tbsp | freshly squeezed lemon juice (scant 1/2 cup) about 2 whole lemons |
| 2 cups | granulated sugar |
| zest of two whole lemons | |
| 2 tsp | cornstarch |
| pinch of salt | |
Whisk all ingredients together and pour on to baked base.
Return baking dish to oven and continue baking for an additional 25 minutes or until filling has set.
LET COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE CUTTING INTO SQUARES.
Dust with icing sugar if desired.
Variation: Spread a thin layer of good quality raspberry jam evenly over baked base before adding filling.
Return baking dish to oven and continue baking for an additional 25 minutes or until filling has set.
LET COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE CUTTING INTO SQUARES.
Dust with icing sugar if desired.
Variation: Spread a thin layer of good quality raspberry jam evenly over baked base before adding filling.
Chef Deb's 3-step Raspberry Coulis (makes about 1 1/2 cups) | |
| 1 | 600 g bag frozen whole raspberries (I use "Europe's Best") |
| 1/2 cup | white granulated sugar, or to taste |
| 1 tbsp | framboise liqueur (optional) |
Using a paring knive, stab top of berry bag 3 or 4 times and place unopened In microwave oven. Cook on high setting for 5 minutes.
Using a hand emersion blender, puree berries or, alternatively, place frozen berries in a food processor and pulse until pureed. Add sugar and liqueur to pureed berries.
Pass berry puree through a fine mesh sieve. Place in a squirt bottle if desired.
Using a hand emersion blender, puree berries or, alternatively, place frozen berries in a food processor and pulse until pureed. Add sugar and liqueur to pureed berries.
Pass berry puree through a fine mesh sieve. Place in a squirt bottle if desired.
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