Sunday, January 23, 2011

Lemon bars



Carla gave me this recipe. I always thought lemon bars were difficult to make. Not anymore. These are very easy to assemble and delicious to boot!

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Crust:
1 cup butter
1 cup flour
1/4 cup powdered sugar

Give this a whirl in the food processor or blend with a fork.
press into a 9x13 pan
Bake crust in preheated oven for 20 min.

Topping:
4 eggs
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch

Whisk eggs. Add lemon juice. Combine dry ingredients and then whisk into wet.

Pour over hot crust and bake for 20 -30 more minutes. When done Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cool for ten minutes. Loosen edge and cut bars.

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