Ingredients
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Crust:
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1/2 cup butter, cold
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1/4 cup castor sugar
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1 cup flour
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1/4 tsp salt
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Filling:
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4 eggs, room temperature
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1 2/3 cups castor sugar
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1-2 tbsp lemon zest
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2/3 cup lemon juice, fresh
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2/3 cup flour
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1-2 drops lemon extract
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1/4 vanilla pod
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Garnish:
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powdered sugar
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lemon slices
Directions
When life gives you lemons… make tarte au citrons, or lemon tarts, bars, squares…
This recipe was sort of a last minute impromptu bake. My most favourite man in the world – my vegetable vendor – bought me a crate of these large humungous lemons from Australia, which pretty much made my entire week oh-so-beautiful. And to top it off, he even handed me over a whole package of these gorgeous deliciously sweet Himachal peaches. Needless to say, I had an exciting and happy week! (I told you, it doesn’t take much to make me happy!)
In such excitement, I went ahead to make lemon bars from my mother’s recipe, which hadn’t been made in years. I couldn’t forgo this opportunity. I made these at 8 PM, realised halfway that I didn’t have enough eggs, rushed out to get them, and restarted the whole process. That’s what happens when I don’t plan well.
The filling is sort of an in between of lemon curd and lemon jelly, with lots of fresh lemon juice, lovely lemon zest and real vanilla beans.
I then cut some extra slices, grilled on a hot pan with some sugar, and garnish each bar. A few bites in and you shall be transported to a lovely little village in France, surrounded by lavender fields, lovely cheeses and wine!
Note: these lemon bars don’t stay long and should ideally be eaten within a day and half. Although this has never been a problem in my house!
Photo Credits: The Kitchen Trail by Krishna Lalbhai
Steps
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Done
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CrustCream butter and sugar until light with an electric mixer. |
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Done
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FillingWhisk the eggs and sugar until frothy. |
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Done
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GarnishDust powdered sugar on top, followed by some grilled lemon slices. |
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très bon! Très français bien joué!
Merci beaucoup!!
Je vous remercie de cette recette!
Merci beaucoup!! 🙂