Summary

Lemon square bars might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. For 14 cents per serving, this recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 72 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe is liked by 12 foodies and cooks. A mixture of baking powder, butter, sugar, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 8%. This score is very bad (but still fixable). Similar recipes include Pineapple Square Bars #SundaySupper, Italian Square Meatballs, and Liberty Square Cookies.

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups flour and confectioners' sugar. Blend in the melted butter and vanilla essence.
2. Press the soft dough with the palm of your hand into the bottom of the greased 9x13 inch pan.
3. Bake the dough in the preheated oven at 170C for 15 minutes, or until golden.
4. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat eggs until light.
5. Combine the sugar, baking powder and cup of flour so there will be no flour lumps.
6. Stir the sugar mixture into the eggs.
7. Stir in the lemon juice and lemon rind. Pour over the prepared crust and return to the oven.
8. Bake for an additional 30 minutes or until bars are set.
9. Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

Ingredients

• 1 baking powder
• 2 Confectioners' sugar
• 3 eggs
• 4 All-purpose flour
• 5 lemon juice
• 6 Grated lemon rind
• 7 Sugar
• 8 Unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 125 mL
• 9 vanilla essence

Directions

• 1 In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups flour and confectioners' sugar. Blend in the melted butter and vanilla essence.Press the soft dough with the palm of your hand into the bottom of the greased 9x13 inch pan.
• 2 Bake the dough in the preheated oven at 170C for 15 minutes, or until golden.Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat eggs until light.
• 3 Combine the sugar, baking powder and cup of flour so there will be no flour lumps.Stir the sugar mixture into the eggs.Stir in the lemon juice and lemon rind.
• 4 Pour over the prepared crust and return to the oven.
• 5 Bake for an additional 30 minutes or until bars are set.Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.