Lemon Bars
Family Picnic Lemon Bars
Ingredients
For crust:
1 c. unsalted butter, cold, cut in small pieces
½ c. sugar
2 c. flour
For lemon layer:
1½ c. sugar
¼ c. flour
4 eggs
2 lemons – juice, approx. ¾ cup
zest from lemons, very finely chopped
Preparation:
In a food processor, blend together butter, sugar, and flour. Press evenly into bottom of a greased and parchment paper lined 9×13” baking pan. Bake for 20 minutes at 350°F (325°F if you are using glass pan). Top edges should be just starting to brown at the edges. For lemon topping, whisk together sugar, flour, eggs, zest and lemon juice until sugar is dissolved. Allow topping to sit for approx. 10 minutes before whisking again and pouring over baked shortbread base. Bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes or until top is slightly browned and custard appears to be set. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar when cool.
