Jumat, 10 Mei 2019
those Lemon Bars are the imperative celebration dessert, baking up flawlessly candy at the same time as nonetheless lemony and tart. only a few, simple ingredients are had to make this recipe from scratch and they constantly are the primary to move at any get collectively or party.
How has it taken me almost 10 years to submit a recipe for Lemon Bars? that is crazy to me, however right here we're! I think via now you know how a whole lot of a lemon lover i'm. I decide on it over chocolate any day.
The hassle with lemon bar recipes on the net is locating the right one with that best balance among the buttery and candy shortbread crust with the gooey, tart and candy (however no longer too candy) very lemon filling. There aren’t that many variables, but not having sufficient lemon juice or maybe too much can come up with lackluster lemon bars.
Ingredients
For the Shortbread Crust:
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the Lemon Filling:
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 3 whole eggs
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- powdered sugar for garnish
Instructions
- Spray 8x8 or 9x9 square glass baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and line parchment paper (optional). Lightly spray parchment with more cooking spray and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
For the shortbread crust:
- In a medium sized bowl, mix butter, flour, powdered sugar and vanilla until a dough starts to form. If you notice the dough not coming together, your butter may be too cold. Mix with your hands so the heat from your hands can help bring the dough together.
- Press dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake 12-15 minutes or until edges are barely golden brown.
For the lemon filling:
- While crust bakes, make lemon filling. Whisk sugar together with lemon juice, eggs and flour. Once crust is done baking, pour lemon filling over hot crust.
- Bake 20 minutes or until set. Cool completely, cut into squares and top with powdered sugar.