Classic Lemon Bars Recipe
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- Minutes to Cook:
- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Base: * 1/4 cup butter, softened * 1/4 cup sugar * 1 scant cup all-purpose flour * pinch saltTopping: * 1 cup sugar * 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour * 1/4 tsp. baking powder * pinch salt * 1 large egg * 1 large egg white * grated zest of 1 lemon * juice of 1 lemon (3 Tbsp.) * icing [powdered] sugar, for sprinkling
Method:
Preheat oven to 350°F.
1. In a medium bowl, stir together the butter and sugar until creamy. Add flour and salt and stir until well combined and crumbly.
2. Press into the bottom of an 8” x 8” pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until just barely golden around the edges.
3. In the same bowl (no need to wash it), stir together the sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Add egg, egg white, lemon zest and juice and stir until well blended and smooth. Pour over the base.
4. Return to the oven for 25–30 minutes, until slightly golden on top and bubbly around the edges. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle with icing sugar before cutting into bars.
Makes 12 bars.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PINDOC.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
1. In a medium bowl, stir together the butter and sugar until creamy. Add flour and salt and stir until well combined and crumbly.
2. Press into the bottom of an 8” x 8” pan that has been sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until just barely golden around the edges.
3. In the same bowl (no need to wash it), stir together the sugar, flour, baking powder and salt. Add egg, egg white, lemon zest and juice and stir until well blended and smooth. Pour over the base.
4. Return to the oven for 25–30 minutes, until slightly golden on top and bubbly around the edges. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Sprinkle with icing sugar before cutting into bars.
Makes 12 bars.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PINDOC.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 106.3
- Total Fat: 4.4 g
- Cholesterol: 28.1 mg
- Sodium: 24.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 15.0 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 2.1 g
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