This is the second time I have done this post. Yesterday I spent an hour and a half loading pictures, making sure they are in the right order, and then typing the text to go along with each picture. I previewed the post to make sure everything was spelled correctly and I was very happy with the result. I published the post to the blog. But when I went to view the blog, right away I realized........it's the wrong blog!!!
All that time and effort; I was not happy any more. So here I am, starting all over again. This time I made sure it was the right blog.
Rachel is helping me with this recipe. She is happy to help me. I guess when we're making dessert any of the kids would be happy to help me.
She starts with 1 stick of slightly softened butter and 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar.
We take turns mixing them together.--
In a seperate bowl, Rachel sifted together 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp baking powder.
She adds 1 cup oats to the butter and brown sugar....
...and stirs to combine.
Next comes the sifted flour mixture. The recipe says to add the oats and flour together, then stir. But I decided it would be easier for her to stir with one at a time.
This is the fun part for kids, I think. Mixing with the hands. (Clean hands.)
By mixing with her hands, she was able to distribute everything more evenly.
Once the mixture is well combined, I put half in a 13x9 baking dish. The recipe calls for a slightly smaller pan, 11x8, but I don't have one that size. We both press down the mixture.
Nest comes the "creamy lemon" part.
Once the mixture is well combined, I put half in a 13x9 baking dish. The recipe calls for a slightly smaller pan, 11x8, but I don't have one that size. We both press down the mixture.
Nest comes the "creamy lemon" part.
In a bowl, mix together 1 (14 oz.) can of sweetened condensed milk, 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice and..............
.........the zest of one lemon.
.........the zest of one lemon.
That was no easy task for Rachel. She tried and tried but only managed a little bit of zest.
Scott wanted to give it a try.
He produced more zest but Rachel, not willing to give up, wanted to try again. She got better results for sure but I ended up taking over to finish.
I poured the lemon mixture on the first layer and carefully spread it around. Rachel and I used our hands to sprinkle the remaining crumbs over the lemon mixture. Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Now, the recipe directions say to cool for 30 minutes after baking, then cut into squares and refrigerate for a couple of hours or until cool. However I did not wait that long. It was already 8:30 on a school night so we went ahead and served it hot. It does hold together better when its cool but it tastes good either way. My husband added whipped cream to his so of course the kids had to have some too.
Rachel is very pleased with her dessert. I thought it tasted good and the kids liked it too but I think they prefer cookies, cakes or ice cream. It was fun to try.
Scott wanted to give it a try.
He produced more zest but Rachel, not willing to give up, wanted to try again. She got better results for sure but I ended up taking over to finish.
I poured the lemon mixture on the first layer and carefully spread it around. Rachel and I used our hands to sprinkle the remaining crumbs over the lemon mixture. Bake at 350 for 20 to 25 minutes, or until golden brown. Now, the recipe directions say to cool for 30 minutes after baking, then cut into squares and refrigerate for a couple of hours or until cool. However I did not wait that long. It was already 8:30 on a school night so we went ahead and served it hot. It does hold together better when its cool but it tastes good either way. My husband added whipped cream to his so of course the kids had to have some too.Rachel is very pleased with her dessert. I thought it tasted good and the kids liked it too but I think they prefer cookies, cakes or ice cream. It was fun to try.
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