Layered lemon dessert #1
15 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine |
| 1 | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ½ | cup | Chopped pecans |
| 1 | pack | (8-oz) cream cheese; softened |
| 1½ | cup | Sifted powdered sugar |
| 1 | carton | (8-oz) frozen whipped topping; thawed and divided |
| 2 | cups | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Cornstarch plus |
| 2 | tablespoons | Cornstarch |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | cups | Water; divided |
| 3 | Eggs; beaten | |
| ¼ | cup | Vinegar |
| ¼ | cup | Lemon juice |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter or margarine |
| 1 | teaspoon | Lemon extract |
| Additional chopped pecans (optional) | ||
Directions
Cut butter into flour with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse meal; stir ½ cp pecans into flour mixture. Press pecan mixture into a 13x9x2-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar; beat at medium speed of an electric mixer until fluffy. Fold 1-½ cups whipped topping into cheese mixture. Spread over crust. Chill.
Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a heavy saucepan; add ¼ cup water, stirring to make a smooth paste. Add eggs, vinegar, lemon juice and remaining 1-¾ cups water, stirring well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat; add butter and lemon extract. Cool. Spread lemon filling over cream cheese layer. Dollop each serving with the remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle with pecans, if desired. 15 servings.
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WILMOTH CUNNINGHAM
LEXINGTON, KY
From a collection of my mother's (Judy Hosey) recipe box which contained lots of her favorite recipes, clippings, etc. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .