Recipe: Lemon Crumble Squares

LEMON CRUMBLE SQUARES

FOR THE CRUMB MIXTURE:
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
FOR THE FILLLING:
1 (15 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 egg yolks
1 tsp grated lemon rind

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13x9x2-inch pan.

Cream brown sugar and butter; stir in flour, oats, baking powder, and salt. Combine until crumbly. Spread half of mixture in prepared pan, packing firmly.

Combine condensed milk, lemon juice, egg yolks, and lemon rind; let stand 1 minute to thicken. Spread over crumb crust; sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.

Bake 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Cool 15 minutes in pan.

Chill in refrigerator until firm. Cut into 1 3/4-inch squares.

Makes 2 dozen
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