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BEST EVER LEMON BARS RECIPE

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Chill Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • Shortbread Crust
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (240g)
  • 1/3 cup granulated white sugar (67g)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 7/8 cup cold butter (198g)

Lemon Curd Filling

  • 6 large eggs
  • 2+1/2 cups granulated white sugar (500g)
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (120g)
  • 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (240ml)

Instructions

  • Prepare a large bowl, add butter, sugar, and salt into it.
  • Add flour to the batter. Mix well using a food processor.
  • As soon as the dough becomes a lumpy turn off the food processor.
  • Take a baking dish, grease it with butter, press the dough into the dish. You can use a cup to press it down smoothly. Bake the crust in the oven for 20 minutes at 350 degrees.
  • Take a big bowl and pour lemon juice into it.
  • Add eggs to the same bowl, whisk them, add sugar.
  • Add flour to the mixture.
  • Don’t forget to add lemon zest.
  • Mix everything well.
  • Pour the mixture on top of the crust.
  • Place the baking dish back into the oven for 40 minutes. Cover the dish with parchment paper 20 minutes before the timer sets off so that the lemon bars don’t get too dark.
  • Cut into slices, sprinkle icing sugar on top.
  • Serve the dish, call for your family to have tea. This dessert won’t leave anyone unaffected.
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