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Easy lemon bars recipe

Easy Lemon Bars | Video

Layers of sweet shortbread crust and tangy lemons make this dessert irresistible!
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Author :Nish Kitchen
Servings 16 x 26 cm slice

Ingredients

Shortbread Crust:

  • 1 and ¼ cups all purpose flour plain flour
  • ½ cup granulated sugar caster sugar
  • 100 g unsalted butter melted
  • A pinch of salt

Lemon Layer:

  • 1 and ¼ cups granulated sugar caster sugar
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour plain flour
  • Zest of 1 whole lemon
  • 4 large eggs at room temperature
  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice

Decorate:

  • Confectioner’s sugar or icing sugar or powdered sugar for dusting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 C / 350 F. Grease and line a 16cm x 26cm slice pan with baking paper overhanging at the edges. Set aside.
  • To make the shortbread crust, place flour, sugar, butter and salt in a large bowl. Using a spatula, combine all the ingredients. Transfer this mixture into the slice pan. Press onto the base of the slice pan. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned on the edges. Remove from oven. Set aside to cool.
  • Meanwhile, make the lemon layer. Whisk together sugar, flour and lemon zest in a large bowl until combined. Add eggs. Whisk until combined. Add lemon juice. Whisk again until combined.
  • Pour this mixture onto slightly cooled baked crust. Tap lightly to remove bubbles. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until set and slightly jiggly in the center.
  • Remove from oven. Allow to cool for about 1 hour. Refrigerate for another 2 hours.
  • Dust with confectioner’s (icing) sugar, slice and serve

Video

Notes

  1. Use fresh lemon juice in this recipe for maximum flavor
  2. You can either use melted or room temperature butter in this recipe. If using softened room temperature butter, rub it into the flour-sugar mixture until it resembles breadcrumbs. I have used this technique in the video
  3. You may notice small bubbles or foamy layer on the lemon bars after baking. This is completely normal.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 54mg | Sugar: 15g