Description
These Lemon Bars contain a symphony of textures and flavors that satisfies your tastes buds in every way!
Ingredients
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Crust:
- 3/4 cup of unsalted butter
- zest from 1 large lemon
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 3/4 cup flour
Filling:
- 4 eggs
- 5 lemons, juiced
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- powdered sugar, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat the over to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9×9 pan with parchment paper
- Ensure that there is excess parchment paper hanging over all four sides by at least 1 inch
- Finely grate the zest of 1 lemon, Add the zest to a mixer and set the lemon aside
- Add 1/4 cup sugar and use your fingers to work the zest until fragrant
- Add butter and salt and beat with a paddle on medium speed until creamy, about 2 minutes
- Add the flour and beat until fine crumbs of dough form
- Transfer to baking pan and press down evenly to cover the bottom of the pan.
- Bake the crust until golden brown, about 15-20 minutes
To Make the Filling:
- Crack the eggs into a medium bowl and whisk until beaten
- Finely grate the zest from one lemon
- Juice 5 lemons or until you have 3/4 cup of lemon juice
- Add the lemon juice, 1 1/2 cups sugar, and 1/2 tsp salt into the bowl of eggs
- Whisk until smooth. Sift 1/3 cup flour over mixture and whisk until smooth
When the crust is ready:
- Pour the filling over hot crust
- Bake until filling is set, about 18-20 minutes
- Let cool for 1 hour, transfer to the refrigerator and chill for at least 3 hours
- Lift out of baking sheet, dust with powdered sugar and cut into squares