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Lemon Squares

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Category:     Dessert

Description:
Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook.


General applicability:

Lemon Squares
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:


How to make it:
  • Lemon Squares:
  • 6 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup white spelt flour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt.
  • Beat butter for 30 seconds; add the 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 tsp. salt, beating till fluffy. Stir in the 1 cup flour. Pat dough onto bottom of 8x8x2-inch baking pan. (I just use one of my corningware pans).
  • Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile:
  • Beat 2 eggs
  • Add 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons white spelt flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel (I generally add a lot more)
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice (I sometimes add a little more)
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tarter and 1/4 teaspoon baking soda (recipe calls for 1/4 teaspoon baking powder - I use the combination I have listed instead)
  • Beat 3 minutes or till slightly thickened.
  • Pour over baked layer. Bake in a 350 oven 25 to 30 minutes longer or till light golden brown around edges and center is set. Cool. Cut into squares. Makes 16.
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:

Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Lemon
B
N
N
B
B
N
N
B
Sugar, Brown, White
N
N
N
N
A
A
A
A
Butter
A
N
N
A
A
N
N
A
Sea Salt
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Wheat, Whole Grain Spelt
N
B
N
B
N
N
A
N


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients with gluten
  • The recipe may contain ingredients with phytates
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance