Luscious Lemon Bars
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Luscious Lemon Bars
Description
The recipe creates a sturdy shortbread base from flour, butter, sugar, and a touch of salt, baked until firm and slightly golden. The lemon topping, made by whisking eggs, sugar, lemon juice, zest, and leavening agents, bakes over the crust until set, providing a tangy contrast to the buttery crust. Cooling and chilling allows the filling to firm completely, ensuring clean slices.
Lemon bars with their balanced sweet and tart flavor serve well as a dessert or treat alongside tea or coffee. Dusting with powdered sugar adds a delicate sweetness and visual appeal.
Practical advice includes using glass or lined metallic baking dishes to avoid metallic taste, recognizing doneness by set filling and golden edges, and noting the bars have 10 Blue Plan SmartPoints per serving.
Ingredients
For the Shortbread Crust
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup butter unsalted
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the Lemon Topping
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 egg
- 2 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoon flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
To make the crust
- Add the flour, butter, sugar, and salt to a mixing bowl, mix until combined, and then press into an 8x8 baking dish.
Bake the crust
- In a 325F / 162C preheated oven, bake the crust for 20 minutes. The crust provides support for the lovely lemon layer, and pre-baking the crust helps to make it nice and sturdy.
Make the topping
- Then make the lemon bar topping by whisking together the eggs, sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, flour, baking powder, and salt. Carefully pour on top of the pre-baked crust.
Bake the lemon bars
- Place in the oven and bake for about 25 minutes, or until done.
Chill and serve
- Allow the baking dish to cool on the counter for about an hour then chill in the refrigerator. Cut into squares and dust with some powdered sugar before serving.
Notes
- Lemon bars are done when the filling looks set and the edges turn a golden color.
- Baking in a glass or lined metallic dish avoids metallic taste that can occur on bare metal pans.
- Each serving contains 10 Blue Plan SmartPoints, helpful for dietary tracking.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 212 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 212kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 114mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 54mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 296IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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