A perfect lemon bar recipe has two necessary things: the right amount of lemon and a delicious buttery crust. This recipe had a squeeze more lemon juice than most, but that’s what sets it apart!
Makes: 12
Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 275g caster sugar
- 50g plain flour
- 150ml lemon juice, strained
- 1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
Sweet crust
- 120g plain flour
- 35g icing sugar, plus extra for dusting
- 60g unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Method
Preheat the oven to 180°C.
To make the crust, place the flour and sugar in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the butter, one piece at a time, until the mixture resembles pea-sized crumbs.
Press the mixture into the base of a 20cm x 20cm square tin. Bake for 15–20 minutes or until golden. Cool in the tin for 20–30 minutes.
Reduce the temperature to 150°C. Whisk the eggs, sugar, flour and lemon juice together in a bowl until combined and smooth. Stir in the zest and pour over the crust. Bake for 20–25 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with the extra icing sugar and cut into bite-sized bars.
Recipe taken from Bitesize Sweet
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Published by Hardie Grant Books.
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