INGREDIENTS
Shortbread base:
1 ½ Cups All purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar
¼ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon lemon juice
¾ cup Made Easy Pompeian Bake Olive Oil
Lemon Raspberry layer:
2 cups raspberries
1 cups sugar of choice
3 large eggs
⅓ cup lemon juice
Zest of 1 lemon
Add ons:
Powdered sugar for sprinkling
Extra Pompeian Bake olive oil to coat the pan
PREPARATION
- Preheat oven to 350 F and grease an 8×8 pan with Made Easy Pompeian Bake Olive Oil and parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl combine flour, powdered sugar, salt, lemon juice and Made Easy Pompeian Bake Olive Oil. Mix well with a spatula until a soft dough forms.
- Press the dough into the bottom of the prepared pan. Use a fork to make holes in the shortbread crust and bake for 10 minutes while you prepare the lemon raspberry filling.
- In a heavy bottom sauce pan, add your raspberries, sugar and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until the raspberries have softened and all of the juices have been released. About 5 min.
- Remove raspberries from heat. In a separate bowl mix together the eggs, lemon juice, lemon zest and cooled raspberry sauce. Mix until fully combined.
- Pour the lemon raspberry filling over your slightly baked crust and bake for an additional 40-50 minutes. The filling will be set with a slight jiggle in the center and a golden brown crust.
- Allow them to cool completely in the pan, and then again in the fridge until chilled (or freezer)
- Cut into 16 squares and coat in powdered sugar. Enjoy chilled. store in the fridge.