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Lemon Bars

Name: Lemon Bars
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 55 min
Total time: 4 h 15 min
Yield: 15 servings
Cuisine: Dessert
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour (360g, divided 2 1/2 cups for crust and 1/2 cup for filling); 2/3 cups powdered sugar (66g, for the shortbread, plus more for dusting); 1/2 tsp salt; 12 tbsp unsalted butter (melted, 170g); 3 tbsp lemon zest (zest of three lemons); 3 cups sugar (600g); 8 eggs (large, room temperature); 1 cup lemon juice (fresh, 240mL)

Dessert

15 servings

porções

20 minutes

tempo ativo

4 hours 15 minutes

tempo total

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Ingredientes

3 cups all-purpose flour (360g, divided 2 1/2 cups for crust and 1/2 cup for filling)

2/3 cups powdered sugar (66g, for the shortbread, plus more for dusting)

1/2 tsp salt

12 tbsp unsalted butter (melted, 170g)

3 tbsp lemon zest (zest of three lemons)

3 cups sugar (600g)

8 eggs (large, room temperature)

1 cup lemon juice (fresh, 240mL)

Instruções

Heat oven to 350F and line a 9x13 baking dish with parchment paper.
Whisk together 2 1/2 cups of flour (300g) with the powdered sugar and salt, then pour in the melted butter and mix until combined. You can also do this using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment. If you'd like a dash of vanilla can be added in with the butter at this step.
Sprinkle the dough into your lined pan and press down into a flat layer.
Bake at 350F for about 20 minutes or until a light golden color.

Mince the zest and mix with the sugar in a bag or bowl. Or use a food processor combine the sugar and the zest of three lemons: Pulse until the zest is fully incorporated and sugar is a light yellow color.
Add the sugar and remaining half cup of flour to a large bowl and mix well. You can sift together, however the zesty sugar bits will need to get dumped out of the sifter as they might clog things up and not go through.
Pour in the lemon juice and add the eggs then mix very well until completely combined.

Pour the filling onto the warm crust then transfer to oven and bake for about 25 minutes, turning halfway through the bake.
Remove from oven and allow to cool for an hour before chilling in the refrigerator for two hours.
Dust with powdered sugar and cut into bars using a clean, sharp, damp knife. Clean and re-wet the knife after each cut.

Nutrição

Tamanho da Porção

1 bar

Calorias

385 kcal

Gordura Total

12 g

Gordura Saturada

7 g

Gordura Insaturada

Gordura Trans

Colesterol

111 mg

Sódio

113 mg

Carboidrato Total

66 g

Fibra Dietética

1 g

Açúcares Totais

46 g

Proteína

6 g