Lemon Bar’s Recipe

Ingredients:

Crust:

• 2 cups sifted flour

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar

• 1 cup room temperature butter

Filling:

• 4 large beaten eggs

• 2 cups white sugar

• 1/3 cup lemon juice

• 1/4 cup flour

• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:

Crust:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

• Mix the butter into the flour and powdered sugar by hand until it clings together.

• Press into a 13x9x2” pan.

• Bake for 20-25 minutes.

Filling:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

• Beat eggs, sugar, and lemon juice together for 2-4 minutes on high speed.

• Sift flour and baking powder together.

• Stir flour mixture into egg mixture.

• Pour filling over baked, cooled to touch crust.

• Bake for 25 minutes.

• Cool and sprinkle w/ powder sugar.

Chef Alan’s Hint: Since ovens vary, test with a toothpick after 20 minutes in oven. The toothpick should come out clean when baking is complete.