Meyer Lemon Bars
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Meyer Lemon Bars
Description
The Meyer Lemon Bars recipe features a base of all-purpose flour, powdered sugar, butter, and a pinch of salt to form a shortbread-like crust. The crust is creamed together and baked until very lightly golden, providing a firm but tender foundation for the lemon filling.
The filling combines granulated sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, and Meyer lemon juice, which imparts a distinctive, mellow citrus flavor different from regular lemons. Once poured over the pre-baked crust, the filling bakes until set but still soft, then cools to develop its texture, creating bars with a creamy lemon layer atop a crumbly base.
Finished bars are dusted with powdered sugar and can be garnished with thin Meyer lemon slices for added visual appeal. The recipe can be doubled and baked in a larger pan if desired. These bars offer a flavorful dessert option that highlights the fragrant qualities of Meyer lemons in a classic bar format.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (4.5 ounces)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar (2.3 ounces)
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature, unsalted
- kosher salt omit if using salted butter, pinch
Filling
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg room temperature, beaten, large
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/3 cup Meyer lemon juice about 2 large or 3 small (or a scant 1/2 cup
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease or line pan an 8"X 8" glass baking dish with parchment.
- Cream butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy. Add flour, and mix just until blended. Pat into baking dish. Bake at 350* for 20 minutes or until barely golden
- In the same mixing bowl, blend filling ingredients together.
- Pour onto baked crust and return to oven for an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. The bars will continue to set after removing from oven. Cool completely. Cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar just before serving. Garnish with very thin slices of Meyer lemon wedges.
- (To double batch, bake in a 13"X 9" pan)
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 155 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bar | |
| Calories | 155kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 9mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 37mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 207IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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