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The lemon curd filling is extra thick and creamy and sits on an irresistible butter shortbread crust. These tart, rich lemon bars need just seven common ingredients you probably already have, and Excellent, everything a true lemon bar should be. Easy Healthy Lemon Bars Today I'm going to show you how to make lemon bars with oatmeal crust.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemon bars using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Bars:
- Take For the Crust:
- Make ready 1/2 pound (2 sticks) cold unsalted butter, each stick cut into 1/2" cubes (keep refrigerated until you put in food processor)
- Prepare 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- Prepare 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Take 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Take For the Filling:
- Prepare 5 extra-large eggs at room temperature (or 6 large)
- Take 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- Prepare 1.5 tablespoons grated lemon zest (3 to 5 lemons)
- Make ready 3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Prepare 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- Get Confectioners’ (powdered) sugar, for dusting
Lemon Bars are a favorite in my home. Lemon bars are really easy to make and a delight to savour! Made with a classic Scottish shortbread base and a fresh lemon curd topping that is a lovely balance of sweet and zing. These classic lemon bars are at the same time sweet and tart and have the most delicious, tender crust with a lightly crisp top that sandwiches the custardy center.
Instructions to make Lemon Bars:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- For the crust, put flour, sugar, and salt in food processor bowl and give it 6 or 7 quick pulses to aerate and evenly distribute all ingredients. - - Then add cold butter cubes straight out of the fridge, distributing them evenly over the dry mixture. Pulse food processor a few times to get everything started, then turn processor on and let the whole mixture go just until almost all of it is formed into a ball. (I say almost all because you invariably have crumbs that don't attach.)
- Dump the dough onto a floured surface and gather into a ball. Flatten the dough with floured hands and press it into a 12-inch tart pan, building up a 1/2-inch edge on all sides. Chill in freezer for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Prick the crust in several spots with a fork, then bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until very lightly browned. Let cool on a wire rack. Leave the oven on.
- For the filling, whisk together the eggs, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and flour until all sugar and salt are completely dissolved. - - Pour into the crust, until it reaches just under the top of the edge (you may have a little left over) and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the filling is set. - - (I actually tend to like a roughly 60% to 40% filling to crust ratio, so I don't always use all the filling anyway.)
- Let cool to room temperature. Cut into triangles or squares and dust with confectioners’ sugar. - - Enjoy!
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