Lemon-Almond Squares - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Crust
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    1/4 cup powdered sugar
    1 pinch salt
    1/2 cup butter
    Filling
    2 eggs, room temperature
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 (4 ounce) package almond paste, crumbled
    2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
    1 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of
    2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
    powdered sugar
Preparation
    For crust: Preheat oven to 350F.
    Mix flour, sugar and salt and cut in butter until mixture holds together when pressed; pat into bottom of 9 inch square baking dish; bake until light brown, about 15 minutes.
    For filling: Beat eggs and 1/2 cup sugar until thick and pale; add almond paste and beat until smooth.
    Mix in lemon juice and peel and all purpose flour.
    Pour filling into crust and bake until firm but not brown, 17-20 minutes.
    Cool in pan.
    Dust with powdered sugar.
    To serve: Cut in squares using knife dipped in hot water.

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