LEMON BARS

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These slices of zesty lemony goodness are hard to resist

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories     Afternoon tea, Treat

Time 55m

Yield Makes 12-15

Number Of Ingredients 10

175g plain flour
50g ground rice
85g golden caster sugar
140g cold butter , diced
1 tbsp milk
zest 3 lemons , plus 200ml/7fl oz juice (about 4 lemons)
3 eggs
200g caster sugar
25g flour
icing sugar , to dust

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Line a 21 or 22cm square, shallow baking tin with baking parchment. Put the flour, ground rice and sugar in a bowl with the butter and rub in until fine crumbs form. Stir in the milk with a cutlery knife. Tip into the tin and press down evenly. Bake for 15-20 mins until golden.
  • Remove the tin and lower oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Mix the lemon juice and eggs, then sieve into a bowl with the sugar, flour and zest. Whisk to combine, pour over the base, then bake for 10-15 mins until the top is just set. Cool in the tin, dust with icing sugar, then slice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 278 calories, Fat 12 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 42 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 26 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 4 grams protein, Sodium 0.2 milligram of sodium

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