Lemon Bars
Recipe from Food Network
Ingredients
Crust
- 1/2 pound unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
Filling
- 6 extra-large eggs, room temperature
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest from 4 to 6 lemons
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 cup flour
- Confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Method
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- Cream butter and sugar. Combine flour and salt, add on low speed, and press the dough into a 9-by-13-inch pan, building a 1/2-inch edge. Chill.
- Bake crust 15 to 20 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool on a rack.
- Whisk eggs, sugar, zest, lemon juice, and flour. Pour over crust and bake 30 to 35 minutes, until set.
- Cool to room temperature, cut into triangles, and dust with confectioners' sugar.