Buttery Lemon Snow Bars Recipe 455 Food

THE BEST LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on 2 sides; spray lightly with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• For the crust: Add the flour, cornstarch, confectioners' sugar and salt to the bowl of a food processor and pulse 10 times until combined. Add the cold butter and pulse until the mixture looks like coarse sand, about 30 times. (The dough will not come together in one mass.) Sprinkle the mixture evenly in the prepared pan and lightly pat it down. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
• For the filling: Combine the eggs, yolks, sugar, flour, salt and lemon juice in a medium saucepan. Whisk continuously over medium heat, occasionally scraping down the sides and edges of the pan with a rubber spatula, until simmering and thickened, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the lemon zest and butter until combined.
• Lower the oven temperature to 300 degrees F. Pour the filling over the crust and bake until just set, 12 to 15 minutes.
• Place on a wire rack to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold, about 2 hours.
• Use the foil overhang to lift the bars from the pan. Remove the foil and slice into squares. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

LEMON-BUTTER SNOWBARS

Steps:

• For crust, combine 1 1/3 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup butter. Beat at low speed, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Press on bottom of ungreased 8 inch square baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
• For filling, combine 3/4 cup sugar, eggs, 2 tbsps. flour, baking powder and lemon juice. Beat at low speed 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour over hot crust.
• Continue baking for 18 to 20 minutes or until filling is set.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar; cool.
• Cut into bars.

EASY LEMON BARS WITH BUTTERY CRUST

Steps:

• Line a straight-sided 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan with foil, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides. (This will help when it comes to removing the cooled bars from the pan). Lightly coat the sides of the foil, but not the bottom, with non-stick cooking spray or extra melted butter to prevent the lemon topping from sticking.
• In a medium bowl, use a spatula to stir and press the sugar, salt, lemon zest, and the vanilla extract together until it looks moist and is fragrant. Stir in the flour and melted butter until a crumbly, stiff dough forms.
• Press the dough evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking pan (it may not look like enough dough at first, but it will cover the bottom nicely). Prick the dough with a fork all over to prevent air bubbles while baking. Freeze dough for 5 minutes, or until firm (or refrigerate for 30 minutes).
• Position an oven rack near the center of the oven and heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Bake the crust until lightly golden brown and set, 25 to 30 minutes.
• While the crust bakes, stir the sugar, flour, salt and lemon zest together. Whisk in the eggs until smooth then whisk in the lemon juice.
• Once the crust has baked, pour the lemon topping over the hot crust. Return the pan to the oven and increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake until the topping is set in the center and it no longer wiggles when the pan is moved, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Set the pan on a cooling rack and cool until the lemon bars are firm and the bottom of the pan is no longer warm, about 1 hour. (You can speed this up a little by placing the bars into the refrigerator once the pan is no longer hot).
• Once cooled, use the overhang of foil to carefully lift the bars from the pan and place on a cutting board. Peel away the foil then cut into 16 bars or 32 small bars. Sift the powdered sugar over the bars.

BUTTERY LEMON SNOW BARS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Stir 1/2 cup sugar and 2-2/3 cups flour together. Cut in butter; mix until crumbly. Pat into the bottom of a greased 13"x9" baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes; remove from oven. In a separate bowl, mix together eggs, lemon juice and remaining sugar and flour, blending well. Pour over baked crust and return to oven for an additional 20 minutes. Cool. While still slightly warm, dust with powdered sugar. Makes about 1-1/2 dozen.

CHEF JOHN'S LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Place an oven rack into middle position in oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Place 1 cup flour and butter in a mixing bowl and mash with the back of a spatula or wooden spoon until thoroughly combined. Mix in 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and salt; mash mixture together until mixture looks like a slightly crumbly cookie dough.
• Moisten your fingers with a little water and press dough into bottom of prepared baking dish. Use a fork to prick holes all over the crust.
• Bake crust on center rack in the preheated oven until crust edges are barely golden brown, 22 minutes.
• Beat eggs and egg yolks together in a bowl; whisk in white sugar and 2 tablespoons flour until smooth. Add lemon juice and lemon zest; whisk for 2 minutes. Pour lemon custard over crust.
• Bake on center rack until custard is set and top has a thin white sugary crust, 25 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting into bars. Dip knife into very hot water, run around the edge, and cut into 16 squares. Dust cookies with 1 teaspoon confectioners' sugar.

LAYERED LEMON SNOW BARS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In a bowl, combine crust ingredients. Mix on low speed mixer until well blended. Pat into an ungreased 8 inch square pan. Bake on 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on the edges.
• 2. Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Pour over partially baked crust. Return to oven and continue baking for 18-20 minutes or until filling is set. Remove from oven and cool slightly.
• 3. Pour melted canned vanilla icing on top, spreading evenly over filling. Allow to cool completely.

LEMON SNOW BARS

Steps:

• 1. Stir together flour and powdered sugar; cut in butter until mixture clings together. Pat into 8-inch square pan. Bake for 10-12 minutes until just golden brown.
• 2. Beat eggs; add sugar and lemon juice. Beat until thick and smooth. Add 2 Tbsp. flour and baking powder. Pour over baked layer. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes. Sift powdered sugar over.
• 3. Cool, cut into bars. Makes 16 (2x2") squares.

LEMON SNOWDRIFT BARS

Steps:

• For Base:.
• Melt butter over low heat in medium saucepan.
• Add beaten eggs, sugar and coconut.
• Cook over very low heat, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Add graham crumbs and nuts and stir to combine.
• Fold in marshmallows.
• Spread in a buttered 9 inch square pan.
• Chill until firm, about 45 minutes, then frost with Icing.
• Lemon Buttercream Icing:.
• In medium bowl, beat butter until soft and fluffy with hand mixer.
• Alternately blend in sugar and lemon juice gradually.
• Add milk or cream and continue beating until icing is white and creamy.
• You may need to add a little more lemon juice to get the right consistency. You want a fairly thick, but spreadable, creamy icing.
• Spread icing on cooled base.
• Refrigerate another 30 minutes until icing is set, and cut into 1 inch squares.