Lemon Bars
Crust:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine, chilled
Topping:
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Lemon Bars
Featured in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin on April 25, 2007.
Ingredients:
Directions:
Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
- In a large bowl, mix together flour and powdered sugar.
- Cut butter into flour mixture using a pastry blender or two forks, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Gently press into prepared pan.
Bake for 20 minutes.
Topping:
- Beat together eggs; add sugar and lemon juice.
- To egg mixture, add flour and baking powder; mix well, pour over crust.
- Bake 20 to 25 minutes, or until the top is slightly brown and the edges are a dark golden brown.
- Sprinkle top with powdered sugar.
- Cool, then cut into bars.
Makes 24 bars.
Approximate Nutrient Analysis per bar:
180 calories, 9 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 55 mg cholesterol, 75 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 0 g fiber, 15 g sugar, 2 g protein
