Wow ! what an amazing recipe to make are these lemon bars that look so scrumptious that you just have to check out this recipe when I came across this recipe I just knew that you would all love it so here I am sharing it with you
Lemon is a popular ingredient to use in baking and is popular in most desserts because of its wonderful flavour that it gives
This great recipe is brought to you by Ella from Home Cooking Adventure on YouTube and on her website homecookingadventure.com, thanks for sharing this recipe with us
Here below is the recipe and the video tutorial to watch both from the YouTube channel
Whenever you are craving for a refreshing dessert I suggest you try these lemon bars. They are made with a very flavorful and tangy lemon filling on top of a rich, buttery shortbread crust. If you like lemon desserts you will definitely love these bars.
Makes about 20-24 bars
Crust
2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup (100g) sugar
1/2 tsp (3g) salt
1 cup (226g) chilled unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
Filling
1 1/2 cup (300g) sugar
1/4 cup (32g) all-purpose flour
4 eggs
2 tbsp (12g) lemon zest, from about 4 medium lemons
2/3 cup (160g) lemon juice, from about 4 medium lemons
For sifting the top
Powdered sugar
1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C). Grease with butter a 9 X 13 inches (23x33cm) baking pan. Line with parchment paper.
2. Prepare the crust. In a large bowl combine flour, sugar and salt. Add the butter and using a pastry blender or simply a fork cut in the butter until crumbles are formed.
3. Press the mixture onto the bottom and edges of the prepared baking pan using your fingers and back of a spoon. Bake for about 20 minutes until lightly golden brown. Set aside and let cool slightly.
4. Meanwhile prepare the filling. In a large bowl whisk the sugar with flour. Whisk in the eggs and add lemon zest and lemon juice.
5. Pour the lemon mixture over the prepared crust and bake for another 20 minutes until set.
6. Allow to cool completely at room temperature and if possible refrigerate for a couple of hours before serving.
7. Sift powdered sugar on top and cut into bars using a hot knife.
Original recipe source:http://www.homecookingadventure.com/recipes/lemon-bars
