Viennese nut squares

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       Title: VIENNESE NUT SQUARES
  Categories: Desserts
       Yield: 12 servings
  
     1/2 lb Sweet butter
   2 1/4 c  Flour
       2    Eggs
       3 T  Sugar
       1    Lemon (juice and peel)
     1/2 c  Apricot preserves
 
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       4    Eggs, separated
     1/2 lb Chopped pecans
       1 c  Granulated sugar
  
   Cut butter into flour until the size of small peas. Beat eggs and add
   with sugar, lemon juice and peel. Save out 1 cup of this dough. Roll
   out remaining dough to fit bottom and side of a greased 9x13" pan.
   Spread the dough with apricot preserves. Chill while preparing
   filling.
   
   Filling: Mix egg yolks with sugar; add nuts. Beat egg whites until
   stiff. Carefully fold in nut mixture. Spread over apricots. Roll out
   saved dough. Cut in 1/2" strips to form a diagonal lattice on top of
   filling. Bake at 350'F. 60-75 minutes until golden.
  
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