LEMON COCONUT BARS

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I thought this sounded good -- my favorites coconut and lemon! Recipe source: Bon Appetit (April 2004)

Provided by ellie_

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 16 bars

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup sweetened coconut, flaked, toasted
6 tablespoons butter, chilled and cut into pieces
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon lemon peel, grated
1 teaspoon flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Steps:

  • To make the crust:
  • Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
  • Line an 8x8-inch pan with foil. Butter foil and set aside.
  • Combine flour, sugar and salt in food processor and process for 3 seconds.
  • Add coconut and butter and process until mixture resembles meal and starts to clump together. Gather dough in a ball.
  • Press dough in prepared pan.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes.
  • Prepare filling while crust is cooking.
  • In a food processor combine 3/4 cup sugar, eggs, lemon juice and peel, flour, baking powder and salt together and blend until smooth.
  • Remove crust from oven. Pour filling over crust.
  • Return to oven and bake for 30 minutes or until filling is set and springs back when touched in the center.
  • Transfer to rack and let cool.
  • Cut into 16 bars and sift powdered sugar over bars.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 149.7, Fat 6.1, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 37.9, Sodium 142.2, Carbohydrate 22.6, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 16, Protein 1.8

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