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The Most Delicious Lemon Bars - The perfect dessert recipe for spring, it is packed with tons of lemon and is incredibly easy to make and oh so delicious.

The Most Delicious Lemon Bars

5 from 1 vote

Ingredients

For the Crust:

  • 1 ½ Cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ Cup Cold Butter
  • 4 tablespoon Ice Water
  • Zest of 1 Lemon

For the Filling:

  • 4 Eggs
  • 2 Egg Yolks
  • 2 Cups Sugar
  • Zest & Juice of 4 Lemons
  • 4 tablespoon Cream
  • 4 tablespoon Flour

Instructions 

For the Crust:

  • In a food processor, combine the flour, lemon zest salt.
  • Chop the butter into smaller pieces and add the butter to the food processor.
  • Then add 1 tablespoon cold water at a time until the dough comes together.
  • Shape the dough into a ball and cover with plastic wrap.
  • Place in the fridge for 1 hour.
  • Remove the dough from the fridge and roll out the dough on a floured surface.
  • Place rolled dough into Dish and press in bottom and the sides, cutting off any extra pieces.
  • Place a piece of baking paper over the crust dough and fill the dish with baking beans (or any beans) to weigh the dough down.
  • Bake the crust for 20min at 180ºC or until golden brown.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool

For the Filling:

  • Beat eggs and egg yolks on high speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add the sugar, cream and lemon juice & zest and continue to whip.
  • Sift in the flour and continue to mix on medium speed until well incorporated.
  • Pour the filling gently over the baked crust.
  • Bake at 180ºC for 25-30min.
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