Lime Bars

Look what I baked yesterday. Crust:

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup chilled unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup almonds, finely ground
• 1 teaspoon grated lime zest/peel
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

(Wouldn't it make sense to use lightly salted butter instead of adding salt to unsalted? That's what I'll do next time around.)

Preheat oven to 350° degrees. Generously butter 13x9 pan, combine crust ingredients to blend together in food processor until moist clumps form. Press onto bottom of prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes or until edges are golden.

Filling:

• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 3/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 drops blue food coloring
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Whisk sugar, eggs, lime juice, baking powder and remaining flour in large bowl until well blended. Pour over hot crust. Bake until topping is set and slightly golden, about 25 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. Cut into squares. Garnish as you wish. I sprinkled a bit of powdered sugar on these, then topped each with a candy corn pumpkin.