We all have our favourite and special recipes that we make during the Christmas season. Over the years I have been getting together with friends to bake some of these and sometimes experimenting with new recipes.
This year the pandemic made us get creative, since we couldn’t be together we did it over zoom.
Here is my friend Karen getting us started with these easy to make Lemon Bars. She loves that it uses simple ingredients that she has in fridge and pantry. Karen always uses freshly squeezed lemon juice and rind.
Ingredients:
1 cup flour
1/4 cup icing sugar
1/2 cup cold butter
2 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp flour
1 Tbsp grated lemon peel
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350F.
In a large bowl, combine flour and icing sugar. Add butter, cut in using pastry cutter or knife until mixture is coarsely crumbled.
Press the mixture into an ungreased or parchment lined 8 or 9 inch square pan.
Bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
In a small bowl, beat eggs and granulated sugar until light in colour, stir in flour, lemon peel, baking powder and lemon juice.
Pour the egg mixture over partially baked crust and bake for an additional 18-25 minutes or until light golden brown.
Cool completely and sprinkle with a dusting of icing sugar. Cut into Bars.
