Coconut Lemon Crescent Bars Food

LEMON BARS WITH COCONUT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9x13-inch pan with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, butter, and powdered sugar for crust in a food processor; pulse until fine crumbles form. Press into the prepared pan.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine sugar, coconut, flour, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, and baking powder in a bowl.
• Remove crust from the oven and pour filling over top. Return to the oven and bake until just golden around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and let cool, about 30 minutes. Place in the refrigerator until completely chilled, about 2 hours. Dust with powdered sugar and cut into 24 bars.

LEMONY COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; gradually beat in flour, mixing well., Press onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake until edges are golden brown, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, in a large bowl, beat eggs, brown sugar, lemon zest and extracts until blended. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt; stir into egg mixture. Stir in coconut and pecans. Spread over crust., Bake until golden brown, 17-20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix glaze ingredients until smooth; drizzle over warm filling. Cool completely. Cut into bars.

LEMON COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
• Lightly grease a 13x9 baking pan; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine flour& powdered sugar; cut in margarine with pastry blender until crumbly.
• Press mixture into bottom of prepared 13x9 pan & bake for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, baking powder & lemon juice.
• Pour over crust and top with coconut.
• Bake 20 minutes or until golden.
• Cool completely & cut into bars.
• Store in refrigerator.
• NOTE: For plain lemon bars, omit coconut & add 3 Tbsp flour to egg mixture, and proceed as above.

LEMON-COCONUT BARS

Steps:

• For crust:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 8x8x2-inch metal baking pan with foil, leaving overhang. Butter foil. Combine flour, sugar, and salt in processor; blend 5 seconds. Add coconut and butter; process until mixture resembles fine meal and begins to clump together. Gather dough into ball. Press dough evenly over bottom of prepared pan. Bake crust until golden at edges, about 25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare filling:
• Combine 3/4 cup sugar, eggs, lemon juice, lemon peel, flour, baking powder, and salt in processor. Blend filling until smooth.
• Remove crust from oven. Pour filling evenly over hot crust. Return to oven and bake until filling begins to brown at edges and is just set and springy to touch in center, about 30 minutes. Transfer pan to rack; cool lemon bars completely.
• Using foil as aid, transfer lemon bars to work surface. Flatten foil edges. Cut into 16 bars. Sift powdered sugar over. (Can be made 5 days ahead. Store airtight in single layer in refrigerator.)

CRESCENT ROLL COCONUT LEMON BARS

Steps:

• 1. Unroll dough into 2 long rectangles; place in ungreased 13 X 9 inch pan. Press over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides to form crust. Seal perforations.
• 2. Bake at 375 degrees for 5 minutes.
• 3. In a medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients. Pour over partially baked crust.
• 4. Bake at 375 degrees for an additional 12 to 17 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool, cut into bars.

ALMOND-COCONUT LEMON BARS

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, confectioners' sugar, almonds and lemon zest; cover and process until nuts are finely chopped. Add butter; pulse just until mixture is crumbly. Press into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes., Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, coconut, lemon juice, flour, lemon zest and baking powder; pour over the hot crust. Bake until light golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Cut into squares.

COCONUT LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Unroll dough into 2 long rectangles; place in ungreased 13 X 9 inch pan.
• Press over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides to form crust. Seal perforations.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients.
• Pour over partially baked crust.
• Bake at 375 degrees for an additional 12 to 17 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool, cut into bars.