Jacs Favorite Swedish Lemon Sour Cream Cardamom Squares Recipes

JAC'S FAVORITE - SWEDISH LEMON SOUR CREAM CARDAMOM SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 8 inch cake pan and line with either parchment paper or waxed paper.
• In a large bowl add the flour, baking soda, salt and cardamom, set aside until needed.
• Beat the butter until creamy and slowly add the sugar beating until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
• Mix the sour cream with the lemon juice and lemon rind, blending well.
• Fold the flour into the mixture in 3 batches alternating with the sour cream mixture.
• Spoon into the cake pan making sure to smooth the surface and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes until firm to the touch.
• After removing from oven, you may want to loosen the cake with a knife so that it doesn't stick when you turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• When cold you may cut into squares, dust with icing sugar and enjoy.

CARDAMOM TEA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and set aside.
• Beat eggs and sugar together until creamy. Add dry ingredients and mix until combined. Mix in sour cream and melted butter.
• Pour batter into prepared pan, baking until done, about an hour.
• Cool in pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto rack and finish cooling.
• Dust with powdered sugar.

SWEDISH SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly grease an 9 inch square baking pan.
• In a large bowl beat together butter and brown sugar until creamy.
• Beat in the egg, mix throughly.
• Beat in the vanilla, mix thoroughly.
• Beat in the flour and salt until well combined.
• Press mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and while still hot spread with the raspberry jam.
• Sprinkle with coconut.
• Cool completely and cut into squares.

SOUR CREAM RHUBARB SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease and flour 13X9X2 inch pan.
• Mix sugar,nuts,melted butter and cinnamon until crumbly and set aside for topping.
• In a separate bowl, cream together brown sugar, shortening and egg.
• Add flour, soda and salt to creamed mixture alternating with sour cream; stir in rhubarb.
• Pour mixture into pan and sprinkle with topping.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes.
• Cut into squares and serve warm or cool.

SWEDISH SPICY LEMON CARDAMOM CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F.
• Coat a 9 x 5 loaf pan, with nonstick cooking spray.
• Sift flour, baking powder, salt, cardamom, nutmeg and cinnamon into a bowl and set aside until needed.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar using an electric mixer on medium speed until it becomes light and fluffy, (3 - 4 min).
• Lower mixer speed to low and add the eggs one at a time and blend for 1 minute each. Now add the grated zest, lemon juice and buttermilk, mixing well.
• Lastly, you will add the flour mixture and blend until just combined. ( do not overmix).
• Spoon the batter into the pan and smooth out the surface and bake in the center of the oven for 30 - 40 minutes (until a toothpick comes out almost clean, with a few moist crumbs attached).
• Cool the cake in its pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes while you make the glaze.
• For the glaze stir together all the ingredients until well blended. ( Make the glaze to your preference).
• Remove cake from pan and spread the glaze on top and enjoy.
• Make the glaze to your preference, either thick or thin.

CHICKEN DIVAN SQUARES

Steps:

• Unroll dough and spread out into an ungreased 9 x 13 inch baking pan, pressing over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides to form a crust.
• Bake crust at 375 degree for 10 minutes and remove from oven.
• Trim away stem portions of florets and discard. Cut broccoli into small pieces.
• Distribute broccoli, cubed chicken and pimento evenly over crust.
• In separate bowl, mix mayonnaise, mustard, soup and 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese. Spoon.
• this mixture evenly over chicken. Sprinkle top with remaining 1 cup of cheese.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. Let stand 4 minutes before cutting into squares and serving.