Lemon Bars

Name: Lemon Bars
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 lb softened butter; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 cup flour; 1 pinch of salt; 6 large eggs at room temperature; 3 cup sugar; 2 tbsp lemon zest; 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 cup flour; 1 powdered sugar

Islidur @cook_2834976

Lemon Bars

Islidur @cook_2834976

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Ingredients

Crust
1/2 lbsoftened butter
1/2 cupsugar
2 cupflour
1 pinchof salt
Filling
6 largeeggs at room temperature
3 cupsugar
2 tbsplemon zest
1 cupfreshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cupflour
1powdered sugar

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Steps

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Preheat oven to 350
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FOR THE CRUST
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Cream butter and sugar in stand mixer with paddle attachment
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Combine flour and salt with mixer on low speed
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Add butter until just mixed
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Dump dough onto a well floured surface and gather into a ball
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Flatten dough into a 13 x 9 baking dish, building up 1/2 inch on all sides to form a well
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Chill for 1 hour, then bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly brown
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Cool on a wire rack and leave oven on
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FOR THE FILLING
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Whisk eggs, sugar, zest, lemon juice and flour
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Pour over cooled crust and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until filling sets
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Let cool at room temperature, when cool cut into squares and dust with powdered sugar