Lemon Bars

This weekend I promised to make Lemon Bars for my work colleagues. They went down so well last time I figured the recipe would make a good blog post.

Lemon Bars

Base:

1 cup icing sugar

2 1/2 cups of plain flour

240 grams butter room temperature

Rub all ingredients together in a bowl then press mixture into a 23 x 33 x 5cm deed tray lined with baking paper.

I used a spoon right til the end and use my hands for the last bit and the pressing onto the tray.

Bake for 10 mins on 150 degrees and remove and cool

Filling

3/4 cup of plain flour

2 1/2 cups of castor sugar

Zest and juice of two small lemons

4 eggs

Sift flour into a bowl and add the sugar

Lightly beat the eggs and lemon zest plus juice together then add the flour sugar mixture and mix well. No real need to use a kitchen aid, however considering how much it cost I want to get some use out of it.

Pour over the base and bake in the oven for 45 mins to an hour also on 150 degrees.

When its lightly browned its time to take it out.

Refrigerate in the tray after cooling for at least 6 hours. Taking it out too early will cause the whole thing to cave in and crack through middle.

Remove from tray and slice.

They are super simple to make and taste amazing