Lemon Bars

Ingredients:
12 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
2 C unbleached flour
1/4 C powder sugar
1/4 Tsp. salt
2Rbps. water
1 C sugar
4 eggs
2 Tbsp. Arrow root (corn starch)
1 lemon rind
1 Lemon juice (fresh)
1/2 Tsp. Baking powder

Making:
Coat the bottom of 9X13 Inch Pyrex with thin layer of Butter
In a bowl mix flour and sugar 1/8 tsp of salt together
Add (softened in room temperature and sliced) butter and make a crumbled dough.
Add water and make a wet crumbly dough,
Transfer into a Pyrex and evenly flatten at the bottom of the dish
Bake 20 minutes in 350F (180 C) ( make sure it doesn’t get too brown.
In the meantime, beat the eggs with sugar in a bowl, add starch and baking powder mix all well.
Add lemon rind and lemon juice. Mix well set aside.
Cool the crust for 5 minutes.
Pour the lemon mix on the crust.
Bake at 350F(180C) for 25-30 minutes. (Cover top with foil after first 10 minutes.)
Let the baking dish cool down on the rack
Sprinkle sugar powder on top.
Cut in squares before taking into a service dish.

12/22/21

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