Best Katie Courics Lemon Bars Recipes

KATIE COURIC'S LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Lightly grease a 13"x9" baking pan; set aside.
• In a food processor, blend confectioners' sugar, 2 cups flour and salt.
• Add butter and pulse until the mixture is crumbly.
• Press into baking pan and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Meanwhile beat the eggs, 2 cups sugar, 6 teaspoons flour and lemon juice until well combined.
• Stir in lemon rind.
• Pour this mixture on top of baked mixture; bake an additional 25 minutes.
• Cool completely and sprinkle with sifted confectioners' (powdered) sugar.
• Cut into squares.

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides; spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• For the crust: Add the flour, cornstarch, confectioners' sugar and salt to the bowl of a food processor and pulse 10 times until combined. Add the cold butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse sand, about 30 times. (The dough will not come together in one mass.) Sprinkle the mixture evenly in the prepared pan and lightly pat it down. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the filling: Combine the eggs, yolks, sugar, flour, salt and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Whisk continuously over medium heat, occasionally scraping down the sides and edges of the pan with a rubber spatula, until simmering and thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the lemon zest and butter until combined.
• Lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Pour the filling over the crust and bake until just set, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Use the foil overhang to lift the bars from the pan. Remove the foil and slice into squares. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

KATIE COURIC'S LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1. Pound chicken breasts with meat mallet to a uniform 1/3-inch thickness. Season on both sices with salt and pepper. Place flour on a large plate and dredge chicken lightly in the flour, shaking off excess.
• 2. Meanwhile, in a large saute pan over medium-high heat, melt the butter and oil until it sizzles. Add the chicken breasts and saute, turning once or twice, until almost cooked through and chicken is golden on both sides, about 3 to 4 minutes per side. Remove chicken and set aside.
• 3. Whisk the 3 tablespoons flour into drippings in pan and cook, stirring for 1 minute. Whisk in lemon juice and chicken stock. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Return chicken to pan to finish cooking until juices run clear, and let sauce reduce until thickened. Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
• 4. Spoon sauce over chicken to serve Garnish with chopped parsley and lemon slices. Serve over noodles or rice (Katie likes Basmati rice).

KATIE COURIC'S LEMON CHICKEN RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts to 1/2" thickness. In a large skillet, melt the butter, and add the olive oil heat over medium heat. Dredge chicken in the flour, seasoned with the salt and pepper. Reserve excess. Brown the chicken on both sides, 4-5 min. Remove to plate. Stir in some of the reserved flour, cook for 1 min, whisk in the broth and the lemon juice. Simmer for 1 min. Return chicken to the pan and heat through. Serve chicken with lemon sauce over rice.

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, blend together softened butter, 2 cups flour and 1/2 cup sugar. Press into the bottom of an ungreased 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm and golden. In another bowl, whisk together the remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1/4 cup flour. Whisk in the eggs and lemon juice. Pour over the baked crust.
• Bake for an additional 20 minutes in the preheated oven. The bars will firm up as they cool. For a festive tray, make another pan using limes instead of lemons and adding a drop of green food coloring to give a very pale green. After both pans have cooled, cut into uniform 2 inch squares and arrange in a checker board fashion.

KATIE COURIC'S LEMON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Pound chicken breasts with a meat pounder to a uniform thickness. Dredge lightly in flour, shaking off excess.
• In a large saute pan over medium high heat, melt the butter and oil until it sizzles. Add the chicken breasts and saute, turning once or twice, until cooked through and juices run clear. Remove chicken and set aside.
• Whisk in flour and cook for 1 minute until the mixture boils.
• Add the lemon juice to the chicken broth and whisk into the saute pan. Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Return the chiken to the pan to heat through, thickening sauce to desired consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Serve the chicken on a bed of basmati rice and spoon the sauce over the chicken.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and lemon slices. Enjoy!