LEMON BARS

 

I made a batch of lemon bars this evening.  Tomorrow is my daughter, Shellie's, birthday and since she is up north at my son's "retreat" 4 wheeling and fishing with my two grandkids and him, I am bringing some lunch up for them and these are one of her favorites.  I am going to attempt to make a tutorial along with the recipe as I am hoping to make this into a "paperless" cookbook for whoever may want to use it in the future..I can hear the fireworks outside my office window..maybe I will catch a glimpse of them as I do this!

1⁄4cup confectioners' sugar
• 2cups flour
• 1pinch salt
• 1cup butter, room temperature, sliced into 8 pieces
• 4eggs
• 2cups sugar
• 6tablespoons flour
• 6tablespoons lemon juice USE REAL LEMONS..BOTTLED LEMON JUICE TASTES BAD IN THIS.
• 1lemon, rind of, grated

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Lightly grease a 13"x9" baking pan; set aside.
• In a food processor OR WITH A PASTY BLENDER, blend confectioners' sugar, 2 cups flour and salt. Add butter and pulse OR cut until the mixture is crumbly.
• Press into baking pan and bake for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Meanwhile beat the eggs, 2 cups sugar, 6 teaspoons flour and lemon juice until well combined.
• Stir in lemon rind.
• Pour this mixture on top of baked mixture; bake an additional 25 minutes.
• Cool completely and sprinkle with sifted confectioners' (powdered) sugar.
• Cut into squares.

First I gather all my ingredients.

Mix the crust portion of the recipe:

Getting the lemon layer ready:

then after cooled dusting it with the powdered sugar and when cooled completely..I refrigerate them..cutting them into squares and
watching them disappear..