Lovin' Lemons

Brown sugar lemonade. (I cheated and used lemon juice and the lemonade recipe on the back, but added brown sugar instead of white sugar, to taste.)


A lively, lovely lemon dress for my little lovely lady.

Lemon squares.

Crust:

1 cup flour
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Mix flour, butter, and sugar together with mixer. Be careful not to let mixture get too soft. Press into ungreased 8 x 8" pan, bringing crust 1/2" up side of pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Remove from oven.

Filling:

2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. lemon juice

Beat all ingredients together until fluffy (about 3 minutes). Pour filling over hot crust. Bake for approximately 25 minutes. When cooled, dust with powdered sugar.

Comments

nikko said…
Brown sugar in lemonade? I would have never thought of that on my own. :o)

Thanks, now I have a craving for lemon squares!
8:28 AM EDT
misschris said…
:) I'm all over the lemony goodness in this post. Sweet. Brown sugar? Have to try that variation.

{ L, I've got a question about 3835, too... which I'm pretty sure you can help me with... ;) }
8:53 AM EDT
Karyn said…
Love all the lemons!!! That lemon dress is SO CUTE!!!!

(took a break from painting JUST to comment on your post and to elminate any future grief from your or DianNe)
10:16 AM EDT
utmommy said…
I LOVE lemon squares.

I've never tried brown sugar lemonade, and now I want too!

Love the lovely little lemon dress.
11:05 AM EDT
Anonymous said…
Your house must smell gorgeous with that lemony smell.

Well done for making a beauty out of that chair. When I was in a hotel in Dublin, all the bedroom furniture was painted black. It looked so good with the Georgian mustard walls. Ever since then I thought that black furniture looked good. Well done.
11:24 AM EDT
beki said…
mmmm, I love lemons!
3:08 PM EDT
Cindy Is Crafty said…
Yummy! I love lemonade and lemon bars. The dress is too cute!
8:53 PM EDT
Amanda Jean said…
i want to try every one of these! I have that fabric in my stash, so I could whip up a little shirt for my girl...that is if I could rip myself away from my quilts for a few minutes. :)

my husband loves lemon bars...I'll have to make a pan (or two) for him soon. thanks for sharing the recipe.
10:56 PM EDT
Heidijayhawk said…
i am loving the lemons! my fav right now in so so many ways.
11:03 PM EDT
Lori B said…
That lemonade sounds delicious! I will try it today.
7:24 AM EDT
Little Munchkins said…
My friend has a lemon tree and says I can get lemon from him anytime. I think I will have to after looking at that lemon slice. Yummy!
10:29 AM EDT
V and Co. said…
i loooooove the lemon dress! i just went to D.I. this last week and got some more sheets! i think i may just have to try a dress next!!! love the chair too!
8:19 PM EDT
Anonymous said…
i've never heard of brown sugar lemonade.

cute cute dress! (do i smell 4-2-0-6?)
8:31 PM EDT
Anonymous said…
I just love lemon squares! They taste like summer to me!

The dress is so cute!
10:46 PM EDT
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