Lemon Bars Deluxe

Hello World Wide Interweb! I'd first like to say that I feel truly blessed to be able to share all of these things that were passed down to me with the world. In the past week I have had views from: USA, UK, Canada, Slovakia, Vietnam, Germany, Russia, and Sweden. What a wonder way to pass a legacy on to so many people. The first recipe I have decided to make for the year is a lemon bar. I LOVE citrus fruits. I love oranges, lemon, grapefruit... all of it! As a matter of fact, when I was pregnant with my son I would eat a bag of oranges every two days. I just couldn't get enough of it.

This recipe turned out to look and taste really impressive! The lemon filling formed a perfect crispy top, and the sweet crust that was on the bottom of the bar tasted like a great pastry cookie! I even caught my svelte husband sneaking seconds in the kitchen (which he never does.) I was really impressed with myself on this one. It really looked AND TASTED like a professional treat. It tasted like one of those fruit pies you can get at the gas station ( the diet busters), but way fresher and way better.

My little helper really helped out with this recipe. He insisted on doing every step by 'him-felf (himself)'. As you can see from the instructional pictures below, he really was a great help... and a little bit of a challenge on my part. But we all have to learn at some point, and as my personal philosophy- there is no better time than the present.

I hope that you all enjoy!

Lemon Bars Deluxe

Layer One:
2 Cups sifted all purpose flour
1/2 Cup sifted confectioner's sugar
1 Cup butter or margarine (butter makes it better)

Layer Two:
4 Beaten Eggs
2 Cups granulated sugar
1/3 Cup lemon juice
1/4 Cup all purpose flour
1/2 Tsp baking powder

Servings 12
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Clean Up Time: 5 minutes

Preheat Oven to 350 degrees

1. Sift together 2 Cups of flour and confectioner's sugar.

2. Cut in softened butter or margarine

3. Press into 13" x 9" baking pan or dish

4. Bake at 350 for 20- 25 minutes, or until lightly brown

5. While first layer is baking; Beat together 4 eggs

5. Stir in granulated sugar and lemon juice into eggs

6. Sift in 1/4 Cup flour and baking powder; mix

7. Pour lemon mixture into baked crust

8. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Top will become brown, and top layer will solidify slightly.

9. Sprinkle with extra confectioner's sugar. Cool, cut into bars.

There you have it- a yummy lemon bar recipe! There is a suggestion that you can add chopped walnuts to the lemon mixture. For me though, I like it just this way!

As previously mentioned and sited, my little helper was a big helper this time. Let me show you the "before and after pictures" to let you see how much he really got into it:

Before: