LEMON BARS: FRESH and CREAMY bars! 🍋

Name: LEMON BARS: FRESH and CREAMY bars! 🍋
Uploaded: 2024-11-07T14:00:00Z
Duration: PT283.160S
Channel: Food Inspiration

published on 7 November, 2024 at 15:00

INGREDIENTS

For the cream:

6 eggs

Grated zest of 4 lemons

220g of sugar

180g of melted butter

25g of cornstarch

100g of lemon juice

For the shortcrust pastry:

1 egg

100g of sugar

180g of butter

300g of all-purpose flour

METHOD

1. Pour the eggs and sugar into a large bowl, and mix with a hand whisk until smooth and homogeneous.

2. Add the lukewarm melted butter, and mix until fully absorbed.

3. Add the grated zest of 4 lemons and 100g of lemon juice.

4. Pour the cream into a saucepan and heat it, stirring continuously until warm, but do not let it boil.

5. Add the cornstarch, and continue stirring constantly, still avoiding boiling.

6. Continue cooking for a few more minutes until the cream is smooth and creamy.

7. Remove the cream from the heat, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it cool.

8. Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl using electric beaters.

9. Add the egg, and continue mixing until smooth.Add the flour, mix with a spoon until a workable dough forms.

10. Transfer the dough to a work surface and continue kneading with a handful of flour until you get a dough ball.

11. Wrap the dough ball in plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

12. Roll out the dough using flour and a rolling pin to a thickness of about half a centimeter.

13. Trim the excess edges with a knife, and place the shortcrust pastry in a rectangular mold lined with parchment paper (mine is 34cm x 22cm). Prick with a fork.

14. Bake at 180°C for 20 minutes, let it cool slightly.

15. Spread a layer of lemon cream over the now lukewarm pastry.

16. Bake at 180°C for 20 minutes, let it cool.

17. Finally, cut into squares.

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