Lemon Bars Recipe

  
 

Biscuits, Bars And Cookies Recipes - Lemon Bars

Ingredients

  • 50g/1/2 cup icing sugar

  • 175g/1 1/2 cups plain flour

  • 2.5ml/1/2 tsp alt

  • 175g/3/4 cup butter, cut in small pieces

FOR THE TOPPING

  • 4 eggs

  • 350g/1 1/2 cups caster sugar

  • grated rind of 1 lemon

  • 120ml/1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

  • 175ml/3/4 cup whipping cream

  • icing sugar, for dusting

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 160'C/325 "F/Gas 3. Grease a 33 x 23crn/13 x 9in baking tin.

  2. Sift the sugar, flour and salt into a bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Press the mixture into the base of the tin. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes.

  3. Meanwhile, for the topping, whisk the eggs and sugar together until blended. Add the lemon rind and juice, and mix well.

  4. Lightly whip the cream and fold into the egg mixture. Pour over the still warm base, return to the oven, and bake until set, about 40 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars. Dust with icing sugar.