Lemon Bars

I was looking for something in my bedroom, when Anna said "Cecilia! Can you make lemon bars? Please??" I say, "Umm, I wasnt planning on it." I walk downstairs, and Tamsin confronts me immediately. "CC! I want lemon bars!!!" I roll my eyes. In the living room, Alex asks, "Hey! When are you gonna make those lemon bars? I really want them. Please soon!" I say, "Okay! If everyone wants them so much!" When I wake up, I realize that this was all a dream. So, basically, my subconscious was telling me "YOU WANT LEMON BARS! MAKE SOME SOON!" So, by all means, I decide to listen :)

Lemon bars:

servings: about 12

What you need:

• oven
• food processor
• 8 inch baking pan (orig. recipe says 9 inch)
• whisk
• mixing bowl
• refridgerator
• cooling rack

Crust:

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 sticks cold unsalted butter cut into 1/2 inch pieces

How to make:

1. preheat oven to 350 F
2. in food processor, pulse together flour, sugar, and salt
3. add in butter, and pulse together until there are coarse crumbs
4. press dough into bottom of baking pan
5. bake until golden brown (took me 35 minutes)

Filling:

Ingredients:

• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (I used one lemon, but get two just in case)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

How to make:

1. whisk together eggs, sugar, flour, cream, zest, juice, and salt until combined

how to finish

1. when crist is baked, rewhisk lemon mixture and pour onto hot crust
2. bake until just set
3. transfer to rack to cool
4. refriidgerate bars, covered, until cold (at least 4 hours)
5. sprinkle with confectioners' sugar
6. enjoy!

How they turned out??

Delicious! I will absolutely make these again! The letting it sit in the fridge for hours is actually necessary. I tried them before, and they weren't the right texture or flavor. I actually think they were better the last day than the first!