Lemon Squares

[tavrah]

You will need :

1 cup graham crumbs
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup cold margarine ( unhydronated if you can get it if not no worries )
1 package ( 250 g ) Philadelphia cream cheese softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
2 TBSP flour
3 TBSP lemon zest ( divided )
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp icing sugar

Line an 8 inch square pan with foil ... Extend the foil over the sides.

In a medium bowl mix the first 4 ingrediants until they resemble coarse crumbs. Press into the pan .. Bake 15 minutes

Meanwhile:

beat the cheese and sugar till well blended. Add the eggs and 2 TBSP flour. Blend in 1 TBSP Zest and lemon juice and baking powder. Pour over the baked crust. Bake 25 - 28 minutes or until centre is set. Refridgerate 2 hours.

Sprinkle the icing sugar and remaining zest over the top before cutting.

Eat / enjoy

[Nopayne]

You know Tav... I can't find Graham crumbs here in oz.... I know, it's a travesty

[Feann]

What the hell are they?

[Saburo]

http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf79224035.tip.html

Taken from that site - Graham crackers are called Digestive Biscuits in England but we have it recommended elsewhere on the site to use 1/2 digestive biscuits and 1/2 crushed rich tea biscuits to most closely make graham cracker crumbs.

[Ghettaur]

We usually use crushed up Arrowroot biscuits for the base.

[Saburo]

Good old Arnotts Milk Arrowroot eh. Can't get much more Ausie than Arnotts... Oh wait.. It's foreign owned now just like everything else Australian.

[Nuviana]

teddy bear bikkies...

ooo and even choc teddy bears

[tavrah]

if you cannot find Graham crumbs ... use chocolate cookies. Just crumble them up fine works wonderfully.

[Artreth]

Arnotts makes a brand of 'digestive' biscuits, cant remember what theyre called.

Or alternately, the choc biccies by arnotts works wonders for cake bases ... especially cheesecake.