Lemon is always a sign of summer to me. I love to add lemon juice in a breakfast dish (uppma), and to make lemonade my hubby usually makes. I had tried lemon poppy seed cake, which was a hit in my house. I am very happy to see a lemon bars and chocolate walnut bars for this month Baking Partners challenge. It was suggested by Suja of Kitchen Corner Try It. I was in search of lemon bar recipe for long time, and when I got this recipe I tried it immediately.
I reduced the recipe to ¾th, as sugar is enemy in my house. This bar is really delicious as it is tart, sweet and full with lemony flavor. It is really easy recipe; first you need to make the shortbread recipe for the crust and then make lemon custard filling. Only change I made to recipe is that I didn’t add any condensed milk to the filling, as I thought it will increase the amount of sugar.
This recipe is different from the other recipes in the net as it uses about ½ cup of lemon juice where rest I saw use only ¼ cup maximum. Also lemon zest is added in the custard filling which is missing in the rest of recipes out there. Also the shortbread crust is made with powdered sugar rather a granulated sugar.
If you are looking for a full bodied, lemony treat with bursting citrus flavor then go for it. May next time I will try orange, lime and other citrus fruit. I got a beautiful lemon bar recipe in my hand, which I am going to play with different flavor for sure. These lemon bars are excellent companion to cup of tea. Give it a try it won’t disappoint you.
Please take a look at creations of other baking partners too. If you want to bake with us next month shoot me an e-mail. We will happy that you become a part of bake along.
Delicious, tart, lemony bar with full of flavor
Ingredients
- 1 cup All Purpose flour
- ½ cup Confectioner's sugar/powdered sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 9 tablespoon unsalted butter cut into half inch cubes
- ¾ cup Sugar
- ½ tablespoon Lemon zest
- 2 eggs ( I used safest choice pasteurized eggs
- ½ cup Lemon juice ( about 4 lemons)
- 3 tablespoon of All purpose flour
- Powdered sugar for dusting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degree F and position rack in the center of the oven.Butter 8inch square baking pan and set aside (you can also line pan with aluminum foil)
- In a kitchen aid stand mixer,mix flour,sugar and salt.Add pieces of butter till the mixture
- resembles coarse meal.When the mixture forms large clumps and holds together when pinched between two fingers.
- Scrape dough into prepared pan and pat it into an even layer.Using a fork prick the dough at one inch intervals. Bake the crust for 20-23 minutes till the edges become golden brown. Allow this to cool in the pan on a wire rack.
- In a kitchen aid mixer add eggs and sugar and whisk till it is pale yellow color. Add the condensed milk, lemon juice, flour.
- Pour over the baked crust.
- Bake at 325 degree F for18-20 minutes or until just set and firm to touch. Cool in room temperature and the place in the refrigerator to chill for 1 hour before cutting into bars. To finish dust the top of each bar with powdered sugar and serve. Store lemon bars tightly warped in room temperature for two days or in the freezer for one week.
Notes
This filling recipe is adapted from The Secrets of Baking, Sherry Yard and the crust recipe from The Good Cookie by Trish Boyle Copyright ©2014 Zesty South Indian Kitchen by Swathi( Ambujom Saraswathy) All Rights Reserved
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This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Prash @ YummilyYours says
Looks delicious!
Anuskitchendelights says
Wonderful lemon color , love to grab one.
Hema says
Love that beautiful color, perfectly made bars..
techie2mom says
the lemon bars look very delicious..
sona says
Delicious lemon bars, looks yum!
beena stephy says
Tempting delicious bar
Deepa says
tasty and tangy looking lemon bars. Excellent preparation.
Deepa
Sangeetha says
Perfect bars ! Sure it will have superb taste !
Winnie says
They look delicious Swathi 🙂
My family loves lemon-bars, all year round
Serena | Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says
Oh my Swathi I love lemon bars! These look delicious!
Divya Ashok says
A refreshing dessert Swathi! Thanks for the challenge and your pictures are wonderful as always. 🙂
Reeni says
Beautiful bars! Like sunshine! I like your idea of making orange ones or even lime. They are the perfect summer treat. So refreshing. I will definitely be trying them again.
tasneem says
Looks very delish swathi and I will be eagerly waiting with what other flavors you come up with using the same recipe. I am already looking forward to next month's challenge.
Suja Manoj says
Looks so yummy and delicious bars, thanks for this challenge dear,loved it
Sony's kitchen says
Fabulous and flavorful bars!
julie says
too yummy ,loved the color 🙂
lovely bars,Swathi !!!
Marisa says
Dear Swathi, I' m writing from Cáceres, a very beautiful city. Your guantes are perfect. I love your bars and it' s a golf idea to play with other citrus. Cheers.
Choc Chip Uru says
These bars look super delicious 😀
So refreshing!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Sandhya says
Buttery and delicious !!!!
Love it!!
jaspinder kaur says
Looks yummy... nd perfectly made...bars, like it 🙂
Shailaja says
Yummy and different taste bars.
Priya says
buttery crust with sugary lemon filling ,just out of the world .Wonderful bars
sangeetha says
perfect bars!!!