OK I'm just going to come out and say it, this is my favorite lemon recipe, pretty close to lemon yogurt cake but this one definitely gets first place in the lemon category. Puckery -(I know its not a word) but its the only word that describes this delicious treat.
If you are a lemon lover like me, stop what you are doing, literally and go make this recipe. You wont regret it. It starts with a shortbread crust, that's super thin and flaky. Lemon filling which is oh so creamy and our word of the day "puckery" under a light snowfall of confectioners sugar. Its pure perfection and easy peazy lemon squeezy.
One more thing I'm pleading with you please use freshly squeezed lemon juice and not the stuff that comes in a bottle.
Lemon Bars
Crust:
1 stick margarine, chilled and cubed
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
Filling:
Zest of two large lemons
1 cup sugar
pinch of salt
3 tbsp. flour
4 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
3 eggs
confectioners sugar for garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Combine all ingredients for crust to form crumbs the size of peas ( I use the paddle attachment on my mixer, but you can do this by hand using a fork ) Press into the bottom of 9 inch baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes.
In the meantime prepare filling, Combine eggs, lemon juice, zest an sugar. Whisk until sugar is dissolved, mix in flour . Pour mixture over warm crust Reduce heat to 325 degrees. Continue baking 20-25 minutes. Remove from oven let cool for 2 hours then sprinkle with confectioners sugar.
yay me!!! now I gotta try em...
ReplyDeleteThis looked so good I had to try it immediately. Dunno what I did wrong but mine were just a gloppy mess. They never baked through. Even after two return trips to the oven.
ReplyDeleteOh my! not good, Did you lower the temperature after adding the filling on top of the crust?
ReplyDeleteDid you whisk the eggs with the sugar first? then added the remainder of the ingredients?
I make them all the time. They are perfect and delicious
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