Lemon Bars

Name: Lemon Bars
Ingredients: 5 oz (1 cup) All-purpose flour; 1.75 oz (¼ cup) sugar; ½ tsp salt; 8 Tbsp butter, melted; 7 oz (1 cup) Sugar; 2 Tbsp All-purpose flour; 2 tsp cream of Tartar; ¼ tsp salt; 3 eggs; 3 egg yolks; 2 tsp lemon zest; ⅔ cup lemon juice (4 lemons); 4 Tbsp butter, cut into 8 pieces

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 05:13:12 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories3094.5 kcal (155%)

Total Fat159.4 g (228%)

Carbs386.4 g (149%)

Sugars253.1 g (281%)

Protein42 g (84%)

Sodium1981.8 mg (99%)

Fiber5.2 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

Crust

1 cupAll-purpose flour

¼ cupsugar

½ tspsalt

8 Tbspbutter

melted

Filling

1 cupsugar

2 Tbspall-purpose flour

2 tspcream of tartar

¼ tspsalt

2 tsplemon zest

4 Tbspbutter

Instructions

Step 1

Oven 350. Make a foil sling for an 8-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Whisk flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add melted butter and stir to combine. Transfer mixture to the pan and press into an even layer. (Do not wash bowl.) Bake until dark golden brown, 19-24 min.

Step 3

Filling: Whisk flour, sugar, cream of tartar, and salt in the previous bowl. Whisk in eggs and yolks until no streaks remain. Whisk in lemon zest and juice. Transfer to a saucepan over med-low heat. Stir constantly until thickened and 160. Off heat, stir in butter. Strain through a fine-mesh over a bowl.

Step 4

Pour lemon mixture over the hot crust and bake until barely jiggling, 8-12 min. Cool completely before removing from pan.