What's for Dinner, October 13, 2010

Good morning! Pam is out with a sore calf, so I've got you all to myself! Here's a big block for today:

L-Step (4)
Across the top x 2 (8)
Knee home (4)
Curtsy, mambo cha cha (8)
Curtsy, mambo cha cah (8)
Alt. kick x 2 (8)
Chasse over x 2 (8)
Knee straddle x 2 (8)
Shuffle turn x 2 (8)

What's for Dinner?

Lemon-Cheesecake Bars
Use fresh orange juice and zest instead of lemon for a different flavor profile.

Yield: Makes 8 servings (serving size: 1 bar)

BUTTER CRUST
1/3 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground mace or nutmeg
1 cup all-purpose flour
Vegetable cooking spray

LEMON FILLING
1 cup 1% low-fat cottage cheese
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 large egg
1 egg white

GARNISH
Lemon rind curl

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare Crust: Beat first 4 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add 1 cup flour, beating at low speed until well blended. Press mixture on bottom of an 8-inch square pan coated with cooking spray.

2. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, prepare Filling: Process cottage cheese in a food processor 1 minute or until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed. Add granulated sugar and next 6 ingredients, and process 30 seconds or until well blended. Pour filling over prepared crust.

4. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until set. (Edges will be lightly browned.) Cool 30 minutes. Cover and chill 8 hours. Cut into bars. Garnish, if desired.

Try This Twist!

Reduced-Sugar Lemon-Cheesecake Bars: Substitute brown sugar sweetener for brown sugar and granular sweetener for granulated sugar.

Note: We tested with Whey Low 100% All Natural Gold Brown Sugar Sweetener and Granular Sweetener.

Per bar: Calories 172; Fat 8.9g (sat 5.2g, mono 2.2g, poly 0.5g); Protein 6.2g; Carb 45.8g; Fiber 0.5g; Chol 45.1mg; Iron 1mg; Sodium 259mg; Calc 70mg

CALORIES 289 ; FAT 8.9g (sat 5.2g,mono 2.2g,poly 0.5g); CHOLESTEROL 45.1mg; CALCIUM 76mg; CARBOHYDRATE 47.5g; SODIUM 262mg; PROTEIN 6.2g; FIBER 0.5g; IRON 1.1mg

Southern Living, FEBRUARY 2010