Sunday, January 1, 2012

easy baking - Lemon Bars -

Delicious and refreshing, a great summer dessert and in the winter a great company to a nice hot cup of tea. And as I recently discovered easy to bake as well.
Ingredients : 
FOR THE CRUST
1 1/2 stick of unsalted butter
2 cups of all purpose flower
1/4 cup of light brown sugar
1/2 cup of confectioner's sugar , more to garnish
1/4 teaspoon of salt
FOR THE FILLING:
4 large eggs + 2 egg yolks
2 cups of granulated sugar
1/3 cup of all purpose flour sifted
1 cup of fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon of lemon zest


To make the crust, pre heat the oven to 350 degrees with the rack positioned in the middle. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan with vegetable oil and line with aluminum foil making sure it overhangs on all sides by a couple of inches to help pulling the bars out at the end. Grease the foil as well.
In a food processor, pulse the butter,flour, confectioner's sugar, brown sugar and salt for about 2 minutes. Pour the mixture onto the greased foil and press it down evenly. Make sure the mixture also goes up the sides of the pan about an inch  and also be careful not to create any cracks.
bake until golden, about 25 minutes.
In the meantime start preparing the filling. 
Whisk together the eggs and the extra yolks,the sugar and the flour until evenly combined.Add the zest
( I used buddah hand because it gives more zest) and the juice.
When the crust is done, remove from the oven and reduce the temperature to 300. Pour the filling over the warm baked crust and bake for 35 minutes.


Allow the bars to cool in the pan and then refrigerate for at least 2 hours allowing them to become firm. Take out of the pan lifting the foil, sprinkle with confectioner's sugar or powdered sugar, cut into serving size pieces and enjoy:)


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