Perfect Lemon Bars

Perfect Lemon Bar Recipe (From Scratch)

If there is one flavor I am obsessing over right now, it’s lemon. I am pretty much into everything lemon (which by the way if you haven’t seen my recent lemon round up, you should check it out: http://cleverpinkpirate.com/2014/04/01/lemon-recipe-roundup/). Lemon Bars have to be one of my all time favorite lemon treats so I whipped up a batch of my Perfect Lemon Bar Recipe for Easter! These are actually one of the first treats I started baking when I was a teenager so they are not only delish, they are a nostalgic treat!

Serves	24
Prep time	5 minutes
Cook time	40 minutes
Total time	45 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Topping

Powdered Sugar
Lemon Zest (optional)

CRUST

3/4 cups Sugar
2 cups Flour
1 cup Butter (Softened (margarine is okay too))

CURD

3 Freshly Squeezed Lemons (approximately 3/4 – 1 cup fresh lemon juice)
4 Eggs (room temperature)
1 3/4 cup Sugar
1/3 cup Flour
1 tablespoon Milk

DIRECTIONS

Crust
Step 1
Mix up all ingredients for the crust.
Step 2
Pat the dough into a 9 X13 inch pan until it is completely flat.
Step 3
Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Curd
Step 4
While crust is baking, mix the sugar, milk, eggs and lemon juice with an electric mixer for approximately 5 minutes on a low – medium speed.
Step 5
Add in flour and vanilla and mix until well blended.
Step 6
Remove the hot crust, then pour the curd filling over the top of it. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes.
Step 7
Remove, top with powdered sugar and enjoy!

Perfect Lemon Bars

Perfect Lemon Bar Recipe (From Scratch)