Marzipan lemon squares

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Marzipan adds a delicious richness to these lemon squares

Marzipan lemon squares

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Ingredients

  • 250g soft butter

  • 230g golden caster sugar

  • Zest 2 lemons

  • Zest 1 orange

  • 3 eggs, lightly whisked

  • 200g plain flour

  • 2 tsp baking powder, sieved

  • 100g ground almonds

  • 50mls milk

  • 150g marzipan, grated

  • For the drizzle:

  • the juice of ½ a lemon

  • 40g golden caster sugar

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 180°C and line an 8 x 12-inch baking tin with parchment.

  2. Beat the butter and sugar until light and creamy. Add in the zest and a third of the eggs and combine, slowly add in the rest of the eggs.

  3. Stir in the flour, baking powder and the ground almonds, making sure to scrape the edges of the bowl. Combine them into the batter then stir in the milk and grated marzipan.

  4. Scoop the mixture into your prepared tin and bake for about 40 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.

  5. Stir the lemon juice and caster sugar together and pour them over the tray bake while it is still warm. Allow to cool in the tin and cut into whatever size squares you wish.

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