2bleus Key Lime Pie Bars Food

SALLY'S KEY LIME BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Combine all crust ingredients except pecans in small bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Stir in pecans.
• Press onto bottom of ungreased 8 or 9 inch square baking pan.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Meanwhile, combine all filling ingredients in small bowl.
• Beat at low speed until well mixed.
• Pour filling over hot, partially baked crust.
• Continue baking for 18 to 20 minutes or until filling is set.
• Cool completely.
• Combine all frosting ingredients except lime peel in a small bowl.
• Spread over cooled bars.
• Garnish with lime zest.
• Store in refrigerator.

KEY LIME PIE BARS WITH VANILLA WAFER CRUST

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. In a food processor, combine vanilla wafers and sugar, and pulse until you have fine crumbs. Add butter and process until evenly moistened. Transfer mixture to prepared pan and press it down into an even layer. Bake until fragrant and a shade darker, 15 to 17 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the filling: In a medium bowl, whisk together condensed milk, egg yolks, lime juice and lime zest.
• Pour filling over crust (it's O.K. if it's still warm) and bake until the filling is set, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool completely, then cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Use a sharp knife to release edges. Using the parchment overhang, carefully lift and transfer the bar to a cutting board. Just before serving, whip heavy cream and confectioners' sugar until soft peaks form. Top bars with whipped cream and cut into 16 squares to serve.

KEY LIME BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
• Mix together 1 1/4 cups flour, graham cracker crumbs, butter and confectioners sugar to form a soft dough.
• Press the dough into an ungreased 13x9x2 inch baking pan and bake until lightly browned, about 20 to 25 minutes.
• While the crust is baking, beat together the sugar, lime juice, remaining 1/4 cup flour, eggs, and lime peel until well mixed.
• Pour over the hot crust and return the pan to the oven.
• Bake until set, around 20 minutes or so.
• Cool on a wire rack and then cut into bars.
• Dust with confectioners sugar.
• These freeze well.

BLUM'S COFFEE-TOFFEE PIE

Steps:

• For the pastry shell,mix all ingredients together well and turn into a well greased 9 inch pie plate.
• Press mixture firmly into bottom and up the sides of pie plate.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes.
• Cool the pastry shell in the pie plate on a wire rack.
• For the filling,in a small bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed,beat butter until creamy.
• Gradually add sugar,beating until light.
• Blend in cool,melted chocolate and 2 teaspoons instant coffee.
• Add 1 egg and beat 5 minutes.
• Add egg number 2 and beat 5 more minutes.
• Turn filling into cooled pastry shell.
• Refrigerate pie,covered,overnight.
• Next day make topping.
• In a large bowl,combine cream with instant coffee and powdered sugar.
• Refrigerate mixture,covered,for one hour.
• Beat cream mixture until stiff.
• Decorate pie with topping.
• If you feel like being really fancy add chocolate curls as a garnish.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours berfore serving.

2BLEU'S KEY LIME PIE BARS

Steps:

• CRUST: Preheat oven to 350°F Blend granola and almonds in a food processor until coarsely ground. Add graham cracker crumbs, melted butter, and sugar. Mix to blend well. Press the mixture (save 1/4 cup of crumbs for a deco topping, if desired) into a 9x13 baking dish. Bake for 10 minutes, until crust is golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool.
• BOTTOM LAYER: Mix well (using a blender, food processor, or hand mixer) all bottom layer ingredients to blend. Pour into the pie crust. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until mixture sets. Cool to room temperature.
• TOP LAYER: Mix top layer ingredients in a mixing bowl. Pour over the cooled baked layer spreading out evenly and smooth over the top. Cover and refrigerate, at least 4 hours. If you saved some graham cracker/granola topping, sprinkle over top just before serving.