Gooey Lemon Squares

Ingredients

For the base
1 3/4 cups (220g) plain flour
1/2 cup (90g) icing sugar
185g butter, softened

For the lemon filling
3 eggs
2 cups (350g) caster sugar
2 tablespoons plain flour
3 tablespoons lemon juice
4 tablespoons icing sugar for decoration

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Grease a 20cm x 30cm x 5cm deep baking pan.
• Combine the base ingredients and pat dough into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes until slightly golden.
• While the crust is baking, whisk together eggs, caster sugar, flour and lemon juice until frothy. Pour this lemon mixture over the hot base.
• Return to the preheated oven for an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Dust the top with icing sugar and cut into squares.

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