CLASSIC LEMON BARS

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If you like lemon flavor, this is the recipe for you. Super lemony, light and refreshing dessert. Huge crowd favorite, so much so, I get requests for parties and camping trips to make these. These are your classic rendition of lemon bars. For parties, I like to cut these into smaller 1 inch squares. For gluten-free, just switch...

Provided by Darci Juris

Categories     Fruit Desserts

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 13

CRUST
coconut spray oil
1 1/2 stick butter
2 c flour
1/4 c brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c powdered sugar
FILLING
4 large eggs, plus 3 egg yolks
2 c sugar
1/3 c flour
3 tsp lemon zest, grated
1 1/4 c fresh lemon juice (about 8 lemons)

Steps:

  • 1. For the crust - Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • 2. Grease a 9x13 glass casserole dish with oil, then line with tin foil, leaving overhang on all sides, then grease the foil as well with oil.
  • 3. In a food processor (or blender) pulse the butter, flour, both sugars and salt until the dough comes together, about 1-2 minutes.
  • 4. Press the dough evenly into the bottom of the dish. You can go about 1/2 inch up the sides as well if you prefer outside edge crust. Make sure there are no cracks.
  • 5. Bake until the crust is golden brown, about 25 minutes.
  • 6. For the filling - While the crust is baking, prepare the filling.
  • 7. Using a hand-help mixer, combine the whole eggs and yolks with the sugar and flour in a large bowl, until smooth.
  • 8. Add the lemon juice and zest, and mix well.
  • 9. When the crust is done, remove from oven, and reduce oven to 300 degrees F.
  • 10. Pour the filling over the warm crust and return to the oven.
  • 11. Bake until the filling is just set, approximately 30 minutes.
  • 12. Remove from oven when done, and let cool on a wire rack.
  • 13. Move dish to refrigerator and cool until firm, at least 2 hours or more.
  • 14. When ready, carefully lift out of the dish using the foil, and cut into desired bar size.
  • 15. Place on serving dish, and dust with confectioner's sugar. If not serving right away, or storing extra, keep in refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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