I have been reading and hearing about lemon bars for a long, long time. Just the name would put me off. I couldn’t imagine how such a sour thing could made a nice dessert. Oh, how wrong I was.

The tang balances the sweetness just right, and this melt-in-your-mouth dessert if going to have you pop one after another. Don’t make if you’re on a diet!

Preparation time : 1 hour
Makes about 16 bars

Ingredients:

Crust:
1¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ cup confectioner’s sugar or powdered sugar
½ cup butter, softened

Filling:
3 eggs
1 cup white sugar
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 tsp lemon zest

Method:

Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 350°F.

Mix 1 cup flour and confectioner’s sugar together.

Cut in the butter and mix well until the dough resembles a pie dough.

Press the dough into a 5×10 inch baking pan.

Bake 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Beat eggs and sugar together, and fold in the remaining flour, lemon juice and lemon rind.

Pour the mixture over the baked crust and bake another 10-15 min, until the lemon topping has set.

Once cool, sprinkle with confectioner’s sugar, cut into bars and serve.