My blog has been so neglected. I haven't been baking as much as I used to. Most people request things I make often or are their favorites. Almost everyone has made lemon bars one time or another. I had a blessing of lemons this year from people's yards and froze a lot of juice. I love anything made with lemon. I needed a dessert recently so went in search of lemon bar recipes. There are so many but this one seemed to work the best. They were well received and not a crumb left on the plate.
LEMON BARS
CRUST:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup powdered sugar
2 sticks butter, melted
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 pan evenly. Stir together the flour and powdered sugar. Pour the melted butter over and mix well until crumbs form. Put into the sprayed pan and pat down until evenly distributed. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until light brown. Set aside.
LEMON CURD:
6 eggs
3 cups granulated sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup flour
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
Whisk eggs until they are light and fluffy. Add sugar, baking powder and flour. Add lemon juice and vanilla. Blend well. Pour mixture over crust. Bake 45 minutes or until no longer jiggly in the center. Cool completely before cutting. Cut into squares. Sprinkle powdered sugar over.
