Thursday, August 20, 2009

Lemon Bars


Preheat the oven to 325 degrees; lightly grease a 9X13" baking pan.

In a mixing bowl, mix together until a dough forms and pat onto the bottom of the prepared pan:
12 TBLSP. soft butter
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1-1/2 C. flour

Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and prepare topping. Lower oven temperature to 300 degrees.

Topping:
In a mixing bowl, combine:

6 large eggs
3 cups sugar
Beat WELL. Slowly add:

3/4 C. freshly squeezed lemon juice (3-4 lemons) - you could use bottled lemon juice, but fresh is SO much tastier!
1/2 cup SIFTED flour
1 Tblsp. grated lemon zest
Pour the lemon mixture over the partially cooked crust. Sprinkle another 1 Tblsp. lemon zest over the top.

Bake in a 300 degree oven for approx. 25-30 minutes, or until it's 'set'. Gently jiggle the pan- make sure it isn't runny or wet-looking.

Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack. When ready to serve, cut into squares and sprinkle with powdered sugar. You can leave these out at room temperature or keep them chilled in the fridge - in my opinion, they're better chilled.

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