Hamsquares Recipes

LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter. Mix the flour and confectioners' sugar in a bowl and add the melted butter, mixing until a dough forms. Press the mixture firmly into a 9- by 13- by 2-inch pan. Bake the crust for 25 minutes.
• For the filling: While the crust is baking, with an electric mixer, combine the eggs, lemon juice and zest until smooth. Add the granulated sugar, flour, baking powder and salt, and beat until smooth. Pour the mixture over the baked crust. Bake for 20 minutes more.
• Remove the pan from the oven and let it cool completely. Sprinkle the top with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares and serve.

SHORTBREAD JAM SQUARES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180˚C (350˚F).
• In a bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar until combined.
• Whisk in the egg, oil, and vanilla extract.
• Mix in the baking powder and 250 grams (2 cups) of the flour with a spoon until combined.
• Bring the mixture together using your hands to make a dough.
• Spray a 23 centimeter (9 inch) square baking tray with cooking oil. Spread out half of the dough on the tray.
• Prick the dough with a fork to prevent bubbles from forming while baking.
• Spread the blackcurrant jam on top.
• With the remaining dough, mix in the remaining flour and rub with your fingers to make a crumb like texture.
• Sprinkle the crumbs on top of the jam.
• Bake for 20 minutes, until golden brown on top.
• Leave to cool for around 20 minutes, the jam will be hot!
• Sieve icing sugar on top.
• Cut into squares.
• Enjoy!

OATMEAL SQUARES

Steps:

• Cook oats according to package instructions until very soft. Stir in apricots. Transfer to an 8-inch square nonreactive baking dish. Smooth top using an offset spatula. Let cool completely. Mixture can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week or frozen up to 1 month.
• Cut oatmeal mixture into 1-inch squares. If frozen, place squares on a lightly oiled baking sheet; bake at 350 degrees, turning once, until heated through, about 10 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.

HAM SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In medium bowl, blend cream cheese, ham, pepper and onion together.
• Separate the two cans of dough into 8 rectangles; firmly press together perforations to seal.
• Roll out to make more square. Spoon mixture into the center of each square. Fold up the corners and twist at the top, seal any open edges.
• Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Allow 2 per serving.

HAM 'N' CHEESE SQUARES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In a small bowl, beat eggs until thickened and lemon-colored; fold into ham mixture. Transfer to a greased 8-in. square baking dish. , Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

LEMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Pat into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 16-20 minutes or until set and top is golden brown., For topping, combine the eggs, sugar, lemon juice, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Pour over crust (pan will be full). Bake 16-20 minutes or until set and top is golden brown. Cool. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares.

SQUEAMISH SQUARES

Steps:

• Line a 20cm square tin with baking parchment or cling film. Place the dark chocolate, butter and golden syrup in a pan over a low heat and stir until melted.
• Put the Rice Krispies in a large bowl and mix in the blueberries, cranberries and marshmallows. Stir in the melted chocolate mixture until everything is well-coated. Spoon the mixture into the tin and spread out evenly. Chill in the fridge for an hour until set (or make the day before and chill overnight).
• Remove from tin and peel away paper or cling film. Using a sharp knife, cut into 16 squares or 32 bite-size pieces. Melt the white chocolate in a small bowl over a pan of barely-simmering water, or in the microwave on High for 1 min, stirring half way. Using a teaspoon, drizzle the white chocolate over the squares. Scatter with the jelly sweets, then allow to set before piling onto a serving plate. Keep in an airtight container for up to 2 days.