Streusel-topped Key Lime Squares

Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16


• 1/4 cup butter, softened


• 1/4 cup sugar


• 1 teaspoon grated lime rind


• 1/8 teaspoon salt


• 1/8 teaspoon lemon extract


• 1 cup flour


• cooking spray


• 2/3 cup sugar


• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour


• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder


• 1/8 teaspoon salt


• 1/2 cup fresh key lime juice


• 3 eggs


• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.


• 2 crust:.


• 3 place first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until creamy (about 2 minutes).


• 4 gradually add 1 cup flour to butter mixture, beating at low speed until mixture resembles coarse meal.


• 5 gently press two-thirds of mixture (about 1 1/3 cups) into bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan coated with cooking spray; set remaining 2/3 cup flour mixture aside.


• 6 bake for 12 minutes or until just beginning to brown.


• 7 filling:.


• 8 combine 2/3 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons flour, baking powder, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.


• 9 add lime juice and eggs, stirring with a whisk until smooth.


• 10 pour mixture over crust.


• 11 bake for 12 minutes.


• 12 remove pan from oven (do not turn oven off); sprinkle remaining 2/3 cup flour mixture evenly over egg mixture.


• 13 bake an additional 8 to 10 minutes or until set.


• 14 remove from oven; cool in pan on a wire rack.


• 15 sprinkle evenly with powdered sugar.