{"id":40444,"date":"2023-04-17T07:36:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=40444"},"modified":"2023-04-17T07:36:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T11:36:18","slug":"lemon-brownies-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/04\/17\/lemon-brownies-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lemon Brownies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"40446\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/04\/17\/lemon-brownies-2\/lemonbrownies-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LemonBrownies.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"LemonBrownies\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LemonBrownies.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-40446\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LemonBrownies.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LemonBrownies.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/LemonBrownies.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>Not chocolate, but these lemon brownies are soft and chewy like their traditional counterparts &#8211; and just as easy to make. They get a boost of lemony goodness from the juice and zest in the batter and in the glaze that&#8217;s spread on top. <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>zest of 1 lemon<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>4 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00ba, grease a 9&#8243; x 13&#8243; pan.<\/li>\n<li>Cream, butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add lemon zest, lemon juice, and eggs and mix well. Stir in the flour and salt until just combined.<\/li>\n<li>Pour into prepared pan, and spread batter evenly. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until the edges are light brown and the middle is set.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Glaze:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup confectioners sugar<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>2 teaspoons lemon zest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Whisk all ingredients in a small bowl, pour over hot cake spreading evenly. Let cool on a wire rack before cutting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not chocolate, but these lemon brownies are soft and chewy like their traditional counterparts &#8211; and just as easy to make. They get a boost of lemony goodness from the juice and zest in the batter and in the glaze &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/04\/17\/lemon-brownies-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238],"tags":[97,2887,3847,2372,1566],"class_list":["post-40444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-baking","tag-brownies","tag-desserts","tag-lemon-brownies","tag-lemons"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-awk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12070,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2013\/03\/05\/lemon-brownies\/","url_meta":{"origin":40444,"position":0},"title":"Lemon Brownies","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"March 5, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I had a bowl of lemons staring at me on the kitchen table, leftovers from Saturday night's\u00a0chicken piccata. 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