I swear everything I have been baking has had a chocolate chip in it! I thought I'd better lighten it up (sort of) by making lemon bars. Now I have never made nor tasted a lemon bar in my life so I had nothing to compare it to. Which based on my newly found baking abilities may prove to be very beneficial. To me it could turn out to be the best lemon bar I've ever tasted. And I will be able to say that with an honest straight face!
So I googled lemon bars and glanced over a few recipes. I noticed one by Paula Deen from the Food Network. Now I have watched this woman's show a time or two and everything she makes looks so delicious and super unhealthy. That is just what I was looking for!
Ingredients:
Crust-
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup confectioners' sugar, plus more for dusting
2 sticks butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing
Pinch of salt
Filling-
4 eggs
2 cups granulated sugar
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
(foodnetwork.com)
Directions:
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350, grease a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan
Step 2: Make the crust by combining the flour, confectioners' sugar, and salt in a large bowl
Step 3: Cut in the butter to make a crumbly mixture. Press the mixture into the prepared pan. You may need to dip your fingers into a little flour or confectioners' sugar to keep the dough from sticking to your fingers. Bake for 20 minutes
Step 4: Mix the eggs, granulated sugar, flour, and lemon juice on level 2 with whisk for 2 minutes
Step 5: Pour this over the baked crust and bake for 25 minutes longer
Step 6: Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar when the bars are done
Tips:
* Invest in a sugar sifter, I don't have one and this recipe really calls for one!
* Don't leave sugar unattended with a toddler. Unless you want it to look like winter in your home... or you really like to sweep!
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