MONDAY MORNING RECIPE POST - LEMON BARS

This is another one of those weeks where no new dishes were prepared. I went into my archives and found this. It has not been made in a long time, should have been as it was and would still be a favorite of ours, so maybe soon. Unfortunately the links no longer work. I will do a search later and see what I can find. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy! 

Lemon Bars

For the crust:

1/2 pound unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 cups flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

For the filling:

6 extra-large eggs at room temperature

2 cups granulated sugar

2 tablespoons grated lemon zest (4 to 6 lemons, I ended up using 6 lemons)

1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice

1 cup flour

Confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

For the crust, cream the butter and sugar until light in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Combine the flour and salt and, with the mixer on low, add to the butter until just mixed. Dump the dough onto a well-floured board and gather into a ball. Flatten the dough with floured hands and press it into a 9 by 13 by 2-inch baking sheet, building up a 1/2-inch edge on all sides. Chill.

Bake the crust 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. Pour over the crust and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the filling is set. Let cool to room temperature.

Cut into squares or even triangles, and dust with confectioners' sugar. 

If you like that lemony taste, which we do, this is a wonderful treat for dessert. You don't need more than a small piece as it is very rich.

Because it's just the two of us I made a regular batch. After we had tried a piece I put the dish into the refrigerator, and when it was completely cold I cut it up into individual portions. These portions went into a freezer bag and then into the freezer, to take one out to thaw whenever we felt like a piece. They still taste great after being frozen.

Added note: the ingredients appear to be the same as the recipe from Barefoot Contessa at this address:

https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/lemon-bars

Thanks for taking a look, have a great week

and Bon Appétit!