Best Lemon Cornmeal Wafers Recipes

LEMON-RICOTTA CORNMEAL WAFFLES

Steps:

• Preheat a waffle iron according to manufacturer's instructions.
• Whisk flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large mixing bowl.
• Whisk half-and-half, ricotta cheese, eggs, melted butter, and lemon extract together in a separate bowl until smooth. Pour into the flour mixture and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Coat the preheated waffle iron with cooking spray. Pour batter into waffle iron in batches and cook until crisp and golden brown and the iron stops steaming, about 5 minutes.

LEMON SQUARES WITH CORNMEAL CRUST

Steps:

• Crust: Preheat oven to 350 F; butter and line the bottom of a 8 x 8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, salt, cornmeal and icing sugar; cut in butter until the texture of coarse meal (dough will be crumbly).
• Press dough into pan and bake for 15-18 minutes, until it just begins to colour around the edges; allow to cool.
• Filling: Whisk together all ingredients for filling until smooth and pour over crust.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, until set and a crust is visible on top of the squares.
• Allow to cool at room temperature for 20 minutes, then chill for at least 2 hours.
• To Assemble: cut squares and serve, dusted with icing sugar.

LEMON WAFERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Lightly grease cookie sheets,or line with parchment paper.
• Sift together flour and baking powder,set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs,vanilla,lemon extract and lemon zest.
• Add dry ingredients.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets,3" apart.
• Sprinkle with yellow sugar crystals.
• Bake 8-10 minutes,or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire racks.

LEMON CORNMEAL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine milk and lemon juice in a bowl; let stand until thickened, about 5 minutes. Pulse almonds, cane sugar, and zest in a food processor until finely ground. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; stir in cornmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add oil, eggs, and almond extract to milk mixture, and whisk until combined. Stir into cornmeal mixture.
• Brush a 9-inch springform pan with oil. Pour batter into pan. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until cake is golden and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Let cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Unmold and dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving. (Cake can be kept, covered, at room temperature up to 2 days.)